Also by Rob Scotton: Splat the Cat Goes to the Doctor Splat the Cat and the Snowy Day Surprise Splat the Cat and the Pumpkin-Picking Plan Splat Says Thank You! Russell the Sheep Splat the Cat: What Was That? by Rob Scotton Ages 4-8 16 pages HarperFestival July 2013 Paperback     Splat the Cat is back with his friends Spike and Seymour for a Halloween adventure. While trick or treating, the friends lose Seymour the rat and have to find him inside a spooky house. Readers follow Splat and Spike through a maze of creepy noises and decorations, but the scary stuff is all in their imagination. Joe Merkel’s illustrations keep Splat’s black fur standing on end, his tail fresh from a light socket. The lift-a-flap design gives Scotton and Merkel opportunities for every page to feature a little surprise. Splat’s fans will find many delights in his Halloween adventure.     web reviews   Zane Ewton/2014 for curled up with a good kid's book   For grown-up fiction, nonfiction and speculative fiction book reviews, visit our sister site Curled Up With a Good Book (www.curledup.com)