Splat the cat is an intellectual masterpiece and should be praised as such by those from all walks of life. Published in 2008, this book wraps the reader into a compelling and thoughtful story about a cat and their mouse friend (currently unnamed) going to school for the first time. It is important to note that one of the first ‘lessons’ splat’s new teacher teaches is that cats chase mice, implying that mice are lesser creatures deserving of death. Following this horrific and possibly traumatic incident, splat is furthermore shunned by their peers, along with their pet mouse enduring numerous attempted assaults by splat’s peers before striking back with mind games. Both parties are subsequently stopped by the teacher, due to the fact that it is milk time. When the door to the milk is locked and therefore inaccessible, splat’s peers are overcome with grief. However, due to the harrowing acrobatics of splat’s mouse friend and the school’s poor upkeep, splat’s mouse friend is able to slip through a crack in the wall and unlock the door from the inside. This causes splat and his peers to become ecstatic, and they all share milk. The next domino to fall in this series of events entails the teacher now revising the chalk board to say “cats don’t chase mice,” accompanied by a picture of a cat and a mouse hugging in some respect. The book ends with splat making many new friends and being excited for school the next day. Now, this book touches on a concept that is of extreme importance in the 21st century and its respective political environment, which was later dubbed ‘the danger of a single story,’ which was retold in 2013 and was dubbed the most popular ted talk to date (possible indicators to forgery are noted but have been forgiven, due to its spread of this concept’s message). The concept entails that a single view on a topic can and will dangerously affect perceptions of certain groups or subjects. This is highlighted when splat’s teacher writes ‘cats chase mice’ on the board while splat’s peers agree with the statement, indubitably revealing that the entire class had a single story about mice, possibly hinting at why splat attempted to avoid going to school at the beginning of the novel. However, this biased view towards mice is rescinded when the class is given more than one story about mice when splat’s mouse friend is shown as helpful due to their help with retrieving milk for milk time. Thus, the teacher now revises her previous statement by writing that ‘cats don’t chase mice,’ showing that they no longer wish death and capture upon a species/race different from their own. Multiple parallels can be drawn to the danger of a single story and issues pertaining to racism and stereotypes, both of which are covered more extensively in the aforementioned ted talk. Yet despite not explaining its motif, Splat the Cat uses this as another genius parable. That in what we call the real world, political and social issues will never highlight themselves, and its up to us as those who are educated to be able to distinguish and destroy hurtful issues for the good of humanity and our next generation. In conclusion, Splat the Cat will continue to be a grossly overlooked masterpiece, on par with Animal Farm and other animal themed books with deeper meanings. it is my personal hope that this book will reach more young readers and help teach them about what can be done to improve our society as a whole.