What’s Next, Spot?

What’s Next, Spot? By Eric Hill (Puffin Books) HB ISBN 9780241738597

This board book provides ‘Lift-the-flap choices for little learners’, and would suit children aged 3 to 6 years. It starts with Spot deciding what to choose for breakfast. Each of his four choices are cereal, toast, pancakes and bread. Under each word (and illustration) is a picture of Spot eating that food. For example, if he chooses toast, there’s a picture of him eating toast with the words, ‘Thanks for the tasty toast.’

Now it’s time for him to leave home for nursery, he must decide what clothes to put on first. Will it be his hat, books, coat, or scarf? The next page shows Spot with his friends crocodile, tiger, hippopotamus, rabbit and monkey at nursery and has him deciding what activity to do first – paint, draw, build with blocks or play outside.

The rest of the book follows a similar pattern with Spot deciding on which costume to wear, and which book to read.

This is a bright, colourful book with simple illustrations. It is sure to be a hit with young readers.