Splish, Splash, Splosh!

Melling’s easygoing cartooning and exuberant rhymes take readers from one to 10 in this counting book with a padded cover. A spirited cast of 10 small ducks are the stars of the show, and as the pages progress, more and more can be seen climbing onto a small diving board (each is equipped with floaties, inner tubes, and other aquatic accessories), preparing to jump into the kiddie pool that awaits: “FIVE fluffy ducks—Splosh gives the pool a try./ SIX fluffy ducks. Bounce. Watch them fly!” Buoyant verse and an abundance of comedic details make this a fun lap read. Ages 2–5. (Mar.)