Spot Goes to the Farm

Spot the Dog

by Eric Hill

As Spot goes in search of baby animals while visiting his father at work, little ones can lift the flaps to find out who is lurking underneath and will be delighted when Spot discovers a litter of adorable kittens hiding in a laundry basket.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Animals, Fiction, Dogs, Storytime, Kids

22 pages, Board Book

First published January 1, 1985

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

[Shirley Revill · Rating 5 out of 5]

My children and Grandchildren love this book and to be honest so do i.
The Spot books are not too long and children love finding spot by lifting up the flaps in their quest to find this loveable dog.
A firm favourite on our bookshelf over the years that has helped install a love of books in the younger members of our family.

[Neko · Rating 3 out of 5]

What's not to love about Spot and his fun adventures when it includes little baby animals!! As always Spot books are super easy to follow and allow kids to interact with the book by opening up the little flaps on nearly every page.

This book is about Spot and his father going to the farm..His Dad wants to show Spot a certain baby animal and along the way they look at all different sorts - cow , horses, duck, cats, etc. What the book also does is go through the sounds and baby names for the animals as well so it helps to introduce the names to children in a relaxed and fun/interesting way.

[Jack Kirby and the X-man · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book isn't spectacular, essentially just more of the same after Where's Spot?... The premise of this book is that Spot is looking for baby animals. I won't give too much away, but he doesn't find as many as I thought he would.

While not being spectacular the "lift-the-flap" books are a hit at the moment with X-man - he just loves having the control on the flap - open, closed, open, closed, open, closed, ad infinitum...

[S.G.H. VAN K. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ondanks andersluidende signalen weet Dribbel toch zijn zoektocht positief te beëindigen. Een extra ster toegekend vanwege de opbouw van spanning doormiddel van verborgen dieren achter flapjes.

[Shom Biswas · Rating 5 out of 5]

দিয়েগোর তৃতীয় বই।
দারুন সুন্দর ফ্ল্যাপ-ওপেন ছবি-ওয়ালা বই, কত জন্তুজানোয়ার চেনা হলো, আবার তাদের ডাক-ও।
বাবার সঙ্গে baby farm animals খুঁজতে গিয়ে সে কী কান্ড ! স্পট পুকুরে ঝাঁপ দিয়ে Duckies দের সঙ্গে খেলা করে এলো, Goose মহাশয় honk honk করে স্পট আর তার বাবাকে তাড়া করলো ... !
আর তাগড়াই বাঁধন , পড়তে পড়তে পুত্রপ্রবরের catch খেলতে ইচ্ছে হলেও, সাংঘাতিক কিছু ক্ষতি হবে না। এক বছরের বেশি ধরে চলছে - খুচখাচ ফেভিকল-এর দরকার হয় না তা নয়, কিন্তু বেশ আছে। স্পট-এর অন্য বই (i . e Where 's Spot ?) এর সঙ্গেই কেনা হয়েছিল। এখনো বহাল তবিয়তে।
I suppose the book will survive the boy's interest in it.
5/5

[Cai · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love anything Spot related! The books are entertaining for kids as they are engaged by lifting the flaps. The white background makes it easier for younger kids to focus on the pictures and the story is simple making it perfect for the wee little readers.

[Jennifer B. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute cute cute!

[Dominic O'farrell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read. l couldn't put it down, read it all in one sitting.

[Martha · Rating 3 out of 5]

My toddler likes it, but Spot's dad is kind of a kill-joy.

[Ria · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wie kent Dribbel niet? Het leuke, schattige hondje van Eric Hill. Al vele jaren hebben veel baby’s en peuters en kleuters wereldwijd kunnen genieten van zijn avonturen.

Het is voorjaar, er worden jonge dieren op de boerderij geboren. Dribbel gaat ze zoeken. Hij gaat in de stal kijken, zoekt bij de kippen, in de struiken, bij de eend in de vijver, maar nergens ziet hij babydieren. Totdat de vader van Dribbel hem komt halen om in de varkensstal te komen kijken en hij de biggetjes ziet. En dan ontdekt hij zélf andere pasgeboren babydieren!

Achter ieder flapje is een ander dier te ontdekken van de boerderij. Ieder flapje zelf breidt ook de woordenschat uit. Een hek, een berg hooi, een staldeur of bijv. dat de plant aan de rand van de vijver lisdodde heet. Daarnaast staat ook bij ieder dier het geluid wat dit dier maakt en zijn er grapjes in de illustraties en tekst verwerkt. De leuke verrassing zit ook in dit handzame boekje aan het eind.

Deze ‘Dribbel naar de boerderij’ is een heruitgave en het eerste flapjesboek ooit over Dribbel.
Dit handzame boekje heeft afgeronde hoeken, stevige gladde kartonbladen en flapjes en de alom bekende duidelijke illustraties in vrolijke kleuren.

Erg leuk om samen vooraf een bezoek aan een kinderboerderij of een andere plaats met dieren te bekijken en de dieren dan in het echt te gaan ontdekken.
Een klassieker van 40 jaar oud voor jonge ouders en een feest van ontdekken voor de jongste kinderen van nu. De klassieker Dribbel blijft een geweldige aanrader.

[Rose Rosetree · Rating 5 out of 5]

A toddler book adventure... with moveable flaps. So this farm adventure, this search for different kinds of animal babies, includes an exciting puzzle. Even if the young reader cannot read yet, the young reader can open that flap and then find the baby animal, all nicely pictured.

So amazing, life on earth! There's so much to learn.

A special excellence of picture books by Eric Hill is how safe he makes it feel, exploring this wide-and-wild world of ours.

Words and pictures are just superb. FIVE STARS, for sure.

[Kate M. Colby · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jack borrowed this book from the Oxford Public Library. I picked it because he loves this series and we're trying to read all the Spot books we can.

Jack wasn't sure about reading this book at first for some reason, but I won him over. He stood by the coffee table while I read from the couch, and he smiled at all the familiar farm animals. He was especially excited to see the pig, and he exclaimed, "Pig!" and giggled while I made pig snorting noises.

[Lydia.290 · Rating 5 out of 5]

My nearly 11 month old absolutely loved this book.

This is the book he has taken the most interest in ever.

A lift the flap book where spot is looking for baby animals on the farm.

He was actively searching the pages with his fingers to find the flaps.

As the book was brand new the flaps were new and he loved the challenge of opening them.

I saw his disappointment when he couldn’t find a flap on the last page so we just explored the book again.

[Lara Bate · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good book to teach children the animal sounds and names of baby farm animals. Spot visits a range of farm animals with his dad in search for baby farm animals. They end up finding piglets and kittens. Some other animals that they encounter include a cow, horse, bird, rabbit, chicken, goose, sheep, and duck.

[Sanna lukee lapselle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kirjassa Puppe ja isä vierailevat maatilalla ja etsivät eläinten poikasia. Varsoja, vasikoita tai karitsoja ei löydy, mutta lopulta isä näyttää Pupelle porsaita ja Puppekin löytää kissanpentuja. Aivan hyvä Puppe-kirja, jonka avulla lapselle voi opettaa eri eläinten poikasista käytettäviä nimityksiä.

[Castor · Rating 3 out of 5]

Spot followed his father to the farm, who promised to show him some baby animals, and Spot found only some piglets... At the end, his dad got angry and said, "There's nothing in there", when Spot found some kittens in the basket... It's fun to read the sound words, and look through the flaps, but not very many baby animals are found...

[Ashley Jacobson · Rating 4 out of 5]

We love Spot! These are fun, simple books that really engage kids. The kids love the flaps and finding what’s going on on each page. They also like that they can remember and retell the story themselves.

[Savio Sebastian · Rating 2 out of 5]

I don't like this book because my toddler loves this book and makes me read this over and over again. I don't see anything funny or intriguing about this book - but it does have good illustrations and flip-flaps. It also shows emotions quite well (Spot' dad's angry look).

[Eva_Amaré · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is only our second Spot book, but
we're already 100% on board for all his future adventures. Interactive books are our favourite, so the flaps and animal sounds are right up our alley. Simple, easy to read text and great pics. 🐕 🐔 🚜🐷🐮

[Rich Farrell · Rating 3 out of 5]

E. loves Spot and the lift-the-flap books in particular, so this was a winner as far as him playing with the flaps and turning pages even if this story was a little hard to follow for a picture book, all things considered.

[Krusha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Re-read this book for a date idea with my boyfriend (read childhood books together) - forgot how much I LOVE this little guy omg! Such a cute book for children, can’t wait to have a child one day and have them read it 🥰

[bookingmental · Rating 2 out of 5]

As with the previous Spot story, all the flaps were destroyed and/or removed by a certain someone (my niece Margot) so we didn't get the anticipation you feel before you lift them. Would recommend if it was a brand new book tho x

[Staci · Rating 5 out of 5]

Who doesn't love a good Spot story? This book was interactive with Flaps that my kids loved to find and Flip. We loved this book! It’s interactive and full of learning moments. The illustrations are adorable, and it kept everyone engaged from start to finish.

[kim · Rating 2 out of 5]

meh. seems geared towards babies but the vocab is more complicated

[Miss Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Spot is exploring the farm and trying to find the new piglets. Love the lift the flaps. simple baby and up

[Karin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have to say I was expecting far more baby animals. But Allie still loved tearing at the flaps and making faces as I made animal noises.

[Rachel Cross · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my son’s favourite books. We’ve read it over 100 times! Still excellent after all these years.

[E & E’s Mama · Rating 4 out of 5]

Elliot loves lift-the-flap books as well as farm books, so this was a winner. Great for infants and toddlers.

* library book. Read at 19months

[Meredith · Rating 3 out of 5]

Spot searches for baby animals on a visit to the farm.

This lift-the-flap picture book introduces young readers to the baby names of common farm animals.

[Madame Jane · Rating 3 out of 5]

I loved to read these books at my local library when I was a child.