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coinchantal's review against another edition
4.0
A short and simple story about a puppy that has hidden. I have no clue why I never have read this little book. Cute and exciting for kids.
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agafina's review against another edition
5.0
Got to revisit an old classic I forgot about, still just as cute as ever.
jordannedunn's review against another edition
4.0
This was a gripping read. I honestly had no idea where Spot was for the entire book. That plot twist in the end, when you think he's under the rug but he's actually in the basket? Mind. Blown.
brebedeereads's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
bmanglass's review against another edition
4.0
Not my first time reading (longtime Spot fan), but I was today years old when I learned that this was the FIRST lift-the-flap book for kids. One of those things that you just don't think about being invented!
odettebrethouwer's review
2.0
Dit is in ieder geval wel hondengedrag :P Of het zo fijn is voor kinderen dat er allerlei andere dieren verstopt zitten, zoals een krokodil onder het bed.. Daarnaast zie je aan de stijl van de illustraties van bijv de staande klok en het bed wel goed dat dit oud materiaal is. Ook is de stevigheid tegenwoordig van dit soort boeken iets beter afgestemd op de doelgroep.
mat_tobin's review against another edition
4.0
I have happy memories associated with this book both as a child and as a parent. Spot, with his round, blotchy brown markings and marvellously rounded shape is as inquisitive as he is lovable. The first in the series of Spot stories, our puppy was originally created for Hill’s own son, Christopher, and the addition of lift-the-flaps in the book were put in their as a way of engaging and entertaining him. This approach was new to the picturebook genre and would go on to inspire a wave of lift-the-flap books for young readers forevermore.
In this story (I highly advise the larger format for sharing and playing together), Spot’s mum is going through the house looking for her youngest who is hiding. On her travels she finds a variety of Spot’s friends: from lions hiding under the stairs to bears behind doors. This book invites cross curricular engagement with literacy and maths but it is the bright characters and furniture and that joy of lifting the flaps that I will always remember. That sense of play and humour that comes with finding a blue hippo hiding in a pink grand piano for the first time will be hard to top!
In this story (I highly advise the larger format for sharing and playing together), Spot’s mum is going through the house looking for her youngest who is hiding. On her travels she finds a variety of Spot’s friends: from lions hiding under the stairs to bears behind doors. This book invites cross curricular engagement with literacy and maths but it is the bright characters and furniture and that joy of lifting the flaps that I will always remember. That sense of play and humour that comes with finding a blue hippo hiding in a pink grand piano for the first time will be hard to top!