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First Steps with Spot

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Lift the flaps to enjoy a very colourful day with Spot and his friends! 
 
Spot, Grandma and his friends are having so much fun at the park naming the colours they can see around them. Lift the flaps to help them look, then find something special in the sky. . . 
 
Packed with talking points, enjoy shared moments with your little one and Spot, a trusted character in early learning for over 40 years.<ul><li>First Steps with Spot is a brand new range of books perfect for curious learners aged 18 months-2 years</li><li>Flaps on every page help to teach colour names and encourage curiosity</li><li>Each First Steps with Spot book has been developed with the help of educational experts to support your child in this early stage of development</li></ul> 
Join Spot on an early learning adventure that supports and develops curious young minds.

Eric Hill OBE (1927-2014) was the creator of beloved children’s character Spot. He started his artistic career as an art studio messenger, before becoming a cartoonist and eventually, an art director at a leading advertising agency. In 1978, Eric made up a story about a small puppy to read to his son at bedtime and Spot was born. He published Where’s Spot? in 1980: an interactive children’s book with a pioneering lift-the-flap format combined with a simple story and charming, quirky illustrations. Its immediate success convinced him to become a full-time author, and Spot books have been enjoyed by children around the world ever since – as well as audio books, animation, toys and games.

First Steps with Spot: Spot Sees a Rainbow introduces young children to colour names and explains how rainbows are formed. 
 
Join Spot and Grandma at the park as they explore every colour of the rainbow. Lift the flaps on every page and then find a big surprise in the sky! 
 
Join Spot on an early learning adventure that supports and develops curious young minds.

First Steps with Spot: Spot Sees a Rainbow

First Steps with Spot: What's Next, Spot?

Lift the flaps to compare and describe what you see with Spot! 
 
Join Spot, Mum and Dad for a fun day at the beach and talk about the opposites you can see on every page. Big or small? Up or down? Empty or full? 
 
Packed with talking points, enjoy shared moments with your little one and Spot, a trusted friend in early learning for over 40 years.<ul><li>First Steps with Spot is a brand new range of books perfect for curious learners aged 18 months-2 years</li><li>Fun flaps introduce young children to opposites and help to develop vocabulary for comparing things in the world around them.</li><li>Each First Steps with Spot book has been developed with the help of educational experts to support your child through this early stage of development</li></ul> 
Join Spot on an early learning adventure that supports and develops curious young minds.

First Steps with Spot: Big or Small, Spot? introduces young children to opposites and helps to develop key vocabulary for comparing things in the world around them. 
 
Spot, Mum and Dad are having a fun day at the beach. Lift the flaps on every page to learn words for size, capacity and more as they play and swim! Up or down? Empty or full? 
 
Join Spot on an early learning adventure that supports and develops curious young minds.

First Steps with Spot: Big or Small, Spot?

Count along with Spot and his friends! 
 
Join Spot on a busy playdate as he learns about numbers. There are lots of fun things to find and count on each page, and big fold-out pages at the end to help practise counting from 1 to 10 and back again! 
 
Packed with talking points, enjoy shared moments with your little one and Spot, a trusted friend in early learning for over 40 years.<ul><li>First Steps with Spot is a brand-new range of books perfect for curious learners aged 18 months-2 years</li><li>Helps to practise counting from 1 to 10 in order and introduces number words and numerals</li><li>Each First Steps with Spot book has been developed with the help of educational experts to support your child in this early stage of development</li></ul> 
Join Spot on an early learning adventure that supports and develops curious young minds.

First Steps with Spot: How Many, Spot? is an interactive book promoting number recognition and is packed full of things to find and count on every page. 
 
Spot is on a busy playdate and exploring first numbers with his friends. Fold out the big flaps on the last spread to count from 1-10 and back again! 
 
Join Spot on an early learning adventure that supports and develops curious young minds.

First Steps with Spot

First Steps with Spot: Spot Sees a Rainbow

First Steps with Spot: What's Next, Spot?

First Steps with Spot: Big or Small, Spot?

First Steps with Spot: How Many, Spot?

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