As fresh and sparkling as a mountain stream, Splish Splash invites young
readers to plunge into the pleasures of concrete poetry, to have fun
with words and ideas, and to see and appreciate the shapes of language
and of everyday things.
71 Top Books of the Century (Nonfiction), Instructor magazine A School
Library Journal Best Book of the Year A National Council of Teachers of
English Notable Children's Book in the Langauge Arts A Children's Book
of the Year, Child Study Children's Book Committee at Bank Street
College New York Public Library "100 Titles for Reading and Sharing"
Great Stone Face Book Award Nominee, New Hampshire A Kansas State
Reading Circle Selection "Children's Books Mean Business," ABA-CBC
Exhibit California Collection '97, '98, '99, and 2000