Board book · Fiction
Where's Spot?
Eric Hill
About the book
A mother dog searches the house for her puppy, lifting flaps to find other animals hiding before she finds him.
Reading notes
Lift-the-flap play builds anticipation and object permanence; sturdy board editions survive enthusiastic toddler handling.
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Book details
- Author
- Eric Hill
- First published
- 1980
- Suggested ages
- Ages 0–3 (editorial estimate — children vary)
- Reading mode
- Best read aloud
- Topics
- lift the flap, animals
- Edition shown
- ISBN 9780399234958 · Putnam Juvenile, May 22, 2000 · Board book
- Catalog record
- Open Library work record · edition record
Metadata verified against Open Library on 2026-11-11. Other editions and formats exist; ISBNs differ by edition.
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