Spot Stories 8 Books Collection Set by Eric Hill (Loves His Friends, Say's Please, Spot's Toys)

Titles in set :
1. Spot Goes Shopping
2. Spot's Toys
3. Spot Loves Nursery
4. Spot Loves His Teacher
5. Spot Goes to the Library
6. Spot's Snowy Day
7. Spot Says Please
8. Spot Loves His Friends

Condition: BRAND NEW
Format: Board book
ISBN: 9780241397428

Spot Goes Shopping
Spot is helping his mom shop at the grocery store. He gets to have his very own shopping cart, and helps pick out the cheese, eggs, cereal, and juice. His mom may even have a tasty surprise for him since he helped out so well!

Spot's Toys
Spot loves his toys, and so do all his friends! In this new addition to the popular landscape board book series, Spot's friends play all day with his favourite toys-cars, trains, balls, and blocks. But Spot's most cherished toy of all is for him alone-his teddy bear! Full of toys and play, this book is sure to be loads of fun for young children everywhere.

Spot Loves Nursery
Join Spot in a brand new story all about his first day at nursery school. There are lots of friends to meet and fun things to do before Mum comes to pick Spot up at the end of the day. This simple, reassuring story with bright, playful artwork is the perfect introduction to starting a nursery for young children.

Spot Loves His Teacher
Spot loves school. His teacher, Miss Bear, is always there to help out, whether the class is learning to paint, reading a story, or going on a nature walk. The school day seems to end too soon, and Spot is always glad he'll be able to see Miss Bear tomorrow. A follow-up to the popular Spot Loves His Mommy and Spot Loves His Daddy, this is a sweet book that will appeal to both teachers and first-time students

Spot Goes to the Library
Spot loves reading! Join Spot in this new storybook by Eric Hill as he visits the library for the first time, listens to a story and borrows lots of fun books to read at home. Going to the library can be an exciting new first experience for young children - there are lots to learn about choosing a book, taking it to the counter to get it stamped, then taking it home to read and remembering to return it to the library on time. Libraries are the perfect place for young book lovers, and Spot is no exception.

Spot's Snowy Day
When it is snowing Spot likes to go sledging, build a snowman, throw snowballs, go skating with his friends and then drink hot chocolate by the fire with Grandma. Young readers will love sharing all these favourite winter activities with Spot.

Spot Says Please
by Eric Hill- a brand new story all about manners. Spot and his friends are learning that being polite is a rewarding experience. This useful book will help children to begin to use those all-important words, 'please' and 'thank you', as they learn alongside the loveable puppy, Spot, and all his friends.

Spot Loves His Friends
Spot and his friends have a play date. Spot's friends each have favourite things they like to do. Tom Alligator flies kites, Steve Monkey climbs trees, and Helen Hippo rides her bike. Spot likes doing them all, and he loves all of his friends, too! Children will love watching Spot play with his best buddies in this fun new board book.

About the author
Eric Hill is the creator of Spot, the world's favorite puppy, who appeared in his first story, Where's Spot? in 1980 and quickly became one of the best-loved pre-school characters of all time. Today Spot's adventures remain incredibly popular and are enjoyed the world over.

Eric was born on September 7, 1927 in London, and educated at Pooles Park Elementary and Tollington Park Central schools until the outbreak of World War II. At 16 he joined an art studio as a messenger, where he was encouraged to draw cartoons in his spare time. He particularly enjoyed drawing aircraft, and it was the markings of planes that later came to influence the design of Spot, reflected in the spots on his body and the tip of his tail.

In 1976 Eric's son Christopher was born; by the time he was two Eric was making up stories about the adventures of a small puppy to read to him at bedtime and Spot was born!

The design of the books was inspired by an advertising flyer Eric had devised involving a flap covering an amusing picture. When Eric showed this to Christopher he saw how responsive he was to the idea and incorporated it into his book. Although initially created just as a story to please his son, Where's Spot? was actually published as a children's book in 1980 and started a new publishing concept of interactive books for babies'. The innovative lift-the-flap concept, combined with the simple story and quirky, charming illustrations, helped Where's Spot? become an instant hit with young children and within weeks it was at the top of the UK best-seller list.

The playful puppy soon became hugely popular and a series of adventures followed, including the introduction of Spot's friends and family. Spot expanded from the original lift-the-flap books to interactive storybooks, sound books and audio books. There are currently eight series of Spot animation available on DVD and these have been broadcast and sold on video and DVD all over the world.

Spot's own website funwithspot.com was launched in 2000 to coincide with Spot's 20th anniversary. Incorporating fun and learning it has helped thousands of young children develop their on-line skills through interactive games and activities. The site receives 10 million hits and 70,000 unique visitors per month.

As well as his son Christopher, Eric also has a daughter, Jane, who works very closely with her father on many Spot projects. Eric remains involved in the development of all Spot projects at every stage. He and his wife Gillian divide their time between California and France with a varied collection of animals which provide continual inspiration for the Spot stories.

Eric was one of the 'literary ambassadors' invited to The Children's Party at the Palace to commemorate The Queen's 80th birthday at Buckingham Palace in June 2006. This highlight of Eric's career was followed with the award of an O.B.E. for services to children's literature in the 2008 New Year's Honors List.