Splash
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Splash
By (Author) Claire Cashmore
Illustrated by Sharon Davey
HarperCollins Publishers
Farshore
22nd October 2021
10th June 2021
United Kingdom
Classifications
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Disability, impairments and spec
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Swimming and water sports
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Sporting stories
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Fitness, exercise and healthy ea
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Self-awareness and self-esteem
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: First / new experiences and grow
Picture books: character books
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories
823.92
Physical Properties
Paperback
32
Width 245mm, Height 275mm, Spine 2mm
200g
Description
Claire Cashmore, MBE and Paralympic gold medallist, was born without a left forearm but she never let being different stand in the way of her big dreams. Splash is based on Claires real-life experience: this gold-medal-winning swimmer really was scared of water until one day, everything changed!
These are Claires big sisters.
They call her Bear and ruffle her hair.
And whatever Claires sisters can do,
Claire can do too
But there is one thing Claire won't do The water in the swimming pool makes her feel squirmy inside. Follow her sisters No thank you! Not today
Can Claire conquer her fears Can she set foot in the water and what will happen if she does
Perfect for fans of What Happened to You by James Catchpole and Karen George.
GuardianBook of the Month (26th June 2021)
Exuberant . . . full of the joys of swimming. The heroine has a limb difference, understatedly conveyed in both text and pictures, while the chief focus of the story is fun, perseverance and supportive family love Imogen Russell Williams, Guardian
Splash features a brilliantly bold heroine, who happens to be differently abled, and brims with fun, positivity and Claire Cashmores inspirational growth mindset message.
Reviews
Guardian Book of the Month
Exuberant . . . full of the joys of swimming. The heroine has a limb difference, understatedly conveyed in both text and pictures, while the chief focus of the story is fun, perseverance and supportive family love Imogen Russell Williams
Author Bio
Claire Cashmore, MBE, is a Paralympic swimming champion and Paralympic gold medallist. She has taken part in four Paralympic Games, her first, in Athens 2004, aged just sixteen. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, she won her first Paralympic gold. Now competing as a paratriathlete, Claire is the current ITU World Champion. She was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 2017 and is a passionate ambassador for disability sport.Splash is her first picture book. Sharon Davey is the illustrator of I Don't Like Books. Never. Ever. The End. and Do Not Disturb the Dragons,. Her debut book as an author-illustrator, Bears Don't Wear Shoes, publishes in Spring 2021.
