Emmett continues the adventures of little Emmett Hofmeister and his dad which were originally documented in an earlier book entitled Little Man. Whereas Little Man followed Emmett from the womb until his first birthday using a loose form of free verse, this book highlights some of Emmett's big and little achievements for ages two through five using lyrical poetry. Puddle Splashing Last night we went puddle splashing After a long, long day of rain The sun came out We walked about An invented a brand new game It involved the Mickey Mouse River That ran along the curb We watched it flow And walked real slow And found puddles to perturb And then you tried to jump the river And fell into the grass But you got right up With no pouty lip And mud on your shirt and face And you weren't sure how to receive The mess that you just made But I assured you It's the thing to do When there are puddles after a rain