Spot Loves Nursery

Spot the Dog

by Eric Hill

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 nursery for young children.

Other Spot books: Spot Loves his Mum; Spot Goes Shopping; Where's Spot; Spot's Tummy Time; Spot's Touch and Feel Playbook; Spot's Big Book of First Words; Spot Visits his Grandparents; Spot Bakes a Cake; Spot's Favourite Colours; What's the Time, Spot?; Spot on the Move Finger Puppet Book; Spot's Noisy Car, What's That Noise, Spot? Spot Book and Toy - Where's Spot board book; Spot Buggy Book; Spot's Little Library; Where's Spot? Board Book

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, School

14 pages, Paperback

First published July 3, 2008

About the author

Eric Gordon Hill OBE was a popular author and illustrator of children's picture books, best known for his character Spot the Dog. His works have been widely praised for their contributions to child literacy. He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2008 New Year Honours.

Reviews

[SaraLaLa · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm not in love with Spot books. They're sweet and the pictures are cute, but if I'm not entertained in the slightest, I'm not going to be motivated to read it to my daughter.

[Jacinda · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love and have always loved all Spot books. This one doesn't have any lift the flap elements but is a great introduction for kids going to school, kindy or otherwise leaving home for the first time to introduce them to elements they may come across. The illustrations allow for many side track elements which my son could recognise and interact with.

[OxoNewbie · Rating 4 out of 5]

A board book with a simple storyline. My toddler is about to start nursery and I thought it would be good to introduce her to the idea by reading this book. She started copying the expression pulled by Steve on page 3-4 so it was certainly engaging enough.

4 stars.

[Jemma · Rating 3 out of 5]

More propaganda from the yellow puppy. ;) Here's hoping it works.

[Andrew · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am happy I got to read this book!

[Faloni © · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[ChrisAndShun DeMoir · Rating 4 out of 5]

bedtime story

[Leslie · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's Spot.

One of the things that stands out about this one, among the plethora of going-to-school books, is that Spot shows no anxiety about going to school and the story is merely his adventure that first day. It is very matter-of-fact (thanks to few words) and positive read. It neither supposes nor creates anxiety as to whether school will be a good experience or not. Pair this with the idea that mentally and emotionally prepping for school should not be left to the last minute, even if we shop for school supplies that way.

[Bailey · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book, like most Spot books, is colorful and has a lot of imagery which you can point to and highlight as a tangent to the story which is great for learning new words or identifying new shapes. While a good book and one of my child's favorites, we always chuckle at the last page because of it's cliffhanger nature. That, however, is why I marked the book down in ratings. Spot shows no anxiety about going to school or becoming enamored by it, which the title implies. Leaving Spot without an answer, however, really seems anxiety inducing and not all that reassuring for young readers.

[Sandybear76]

cute book