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Jon Burgerman goes Splat! for fun new children's book that squishes everything inside

When you turn the pages of Jon Burgerman's new book, Splat!, everything gets splatted onto the following page. The fun and hilarious children's book is the latest offering from the award-winning artist, who is renowned for his bright and colourful doodles, murals, sculptures, toys and apparel.

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Jon Burgerman's children's book Splat! showing a cheerful character with green hair and large eyes surrounded by colourful shapes on a bright yellow cover

See what happens when you discover a freshly baked pie and turn the page – Splat! Or what about an insect sandwich – Splat! Or perhaps some water balloons – Splat! It's a visually pleasing load of laughs with no cleanup required, appealing to both adults and children alike.

Available from Oxford University Press, priced at just £6.99. For more information about Burgerman, read our interview or visit his website at jonburgerman.com.

All images shot for Creative Boom by Sarah Darby at Oxford University Press

Two pages from Jon Burgerman's Splat! book: left page shows a green character with "SPLAT!" text on orange background; right page shows a steaming pie with "Good work! What will happen this time?" on red background
Open spread of Jon Burgerman's Splat! showing a purple page with a cartoon character and "Splat!" text alongside a blue congratulations page with small repeated icons
Two open pages of Jon Burgerman's Splat! book showing a red page with colourful burst design and white space for splatting, and a green page asking "Who else likes sandwiches?" with illustrated character faces
Open pages of Jon Burgerman's Splat! showing a squishy character on the left and yellow chicks with text "We love peace sandwiches" on the right
Two open pages from Jon Burgerman's Splat! book, with yellow left page showing a character surrounded by squashing ducks, and red right page showing water balloons with "What a mess!" text
Jon Burgerman's Splat! book open to show a colourful left page with water splashing and objects flying, and a purple right page with a simple fan illustration
Spread from Jon Burgerman's Splat! showing a green face with "WHOOSH!" on yellow left page and pink hearts with small creatures on green right page
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