Rob ScottonBooksBooks
The picture-book worlds of Rob Scotton, home of a scruffy black cat called Splat, a sheep called Russell who cannot sleep, and a shy pup named Max who found a friend from the moon.
Splat has a whole website of his own
Blast off to splatthecat.com
Every Splat book, the characters, games, colouring sheets and all the latest news live over at Splat's place. This is where Splat fans should be.
Tap any book to find it on splatthecat.com
New from Rob Scotton
Max and Moonbean
Max's show‑and‑tells always go wrong. Then one night a shooting star crashes into his closet, and out steps a small blue astronaut who talks in bubbles.
A story about being shy, being brave, and finding out that the two can live in the same pup. Painted in moonlight, bubbles and bedroom shadows.
Meet Max and Moonbean
The one who started it all
Russell the Sheep
A sheep who cannot fall asleep, no matter how hard he tries. Russell was Rob's first picture book, and he came, of all places, from a bike ride through a field in Rutland.
Russell's story, and his Christmas Magic
Meet Rob
Rob Scotton is the bestselling author and illustrator behind Splat the Cat, Russell the Sheep and Max and Moonbean. His characters have a knack for finding adventure in everyday life, particularly when everyday life isn't going quite according to plan.
The idea for Splat arrived while Rob was mowing the lawn, watching a neighbour's cat lose its balance on a fence. The word “Splat” sprang to mind. The lawn was temporarily forgotten.
Read Rob's story
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Games, books and ducks. Lots of ducks.