Spot's Big Book

Spot's Big Book of Colors, Shapes and Numbers
by: Eric Hall
Copyright: 1997
Pages: 24
Reading Level: 4-8

Spot is a classic in children's literature. I remember learning how to read with this dog. I picked this book because it teaches so many things in on BIG book. The book starts with colors, and shows many things that are all the same color, and tells a simple story along with each color. "Steve likes wearing his yellow raincoat and hat even when the rain has stopped." This allows the child to see, hear, and read the word yellow. And helps them learn it easier. Then at the end of the colors it has a little test for the child, and asks " What's this color?" and has a bunch of objects and list of colors that they can match together. The book then goes to shapes, triangles, squares, diamonds, and ovals. Each with the same thing, a story and a bunch of objects that are the shapes. The numbers are a little different and it just counts up to 10, each number having one example so you can count with spot. It also has a section in the end where each child can count objects to find how many there are.

Recommended to: Very young children
Problems: None
My reaction: This book includes a lot in it and thus can teach a lot, so I like it for that aspect. However its done in a very basic way, not very creative. But some times this is the best for young learners. Spot will always have a special place in my heart.