Welcome to Saturday Story Spotlight, my feature where I discuss books my husband and I are reading with our son, Daniel. These are books that he, we, or all of us particularly enjoy.
Where’s Spot by Eric Hill
Published by Putnam Juvenile, an imprint of Penguin
Spot has not eaten his supper, but his mother Sally cannot find him anywhere! She begins to look all over the house for him: in the clock, under the bed, under the rug. Although Spot is not any of these places, there is always a helpful animal (or even multiple animals) to let Sally know that, no, Spot is not there.
Of all the books we read, “Where’s Spot” is probably the most interactive.On every page, Spot’s mother Sally asks “is he in the ____?” and the response from the animal in that hiding space is always “no.” Not only does Daniel get to lift a flap on every page, he also gets to help tell the story. He figured out the pattern very quickly to lift the flap and respond “no” to Sally’s question. Plus, he’s a toddler, so “no” is his favorite word anyway. I sometimes find Daniel sitting down on his own with “Where’s Spot” lift flaps and saying, “no!”
We have other Spot books, which we enjoy, but I – and Daniel – like “Where’s Spot” the best, because of the degree of autonomy it gives Daniel in interacting with the story.
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Vance loved board books too. He had a small one that fit his hands perfectly and carried it everywhere he went. Daniel is so cute with the Spot book – I have a feeling he’s going to be an early reader.
I think he might be, he’s good at the pre-reading things like telling himself a story while flipping through his books. He also steals my books from me when I’m reading and flips through them like he’s reading.
I love the video.
We stayed with board books for a long time. I liked the fact that they were so sturdy and easy to transport in my bag. My youngest is 7 now but I can’t get rid of her fave board books. My son’s either and he’s twelve!
He is just too cute! My 3 yr old also loves to read.
How awesome! I hope my little one is a reader. He’ll be born at the end of May. I’ll have to remember to come back here to see what you recommend as he gets older. Thanks!
Congratulations on your impending arrival!
Daniel is a cutie! My son is 3 months old and he’s just now letting me read him a whole book without crying
That’s about the age Daniel finally tolerated it too, I think.