Spot Goes to the Circus

by Eric Hill

Book Overview

Young readers can enjoy following Spot through his adventures This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399213171
• ISBN13: 9780399213175
• Release Date: May 1986
• Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group
• Length: 22 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.8" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Spot chases his ball around the circus

If your child likes Spot books I'm sure they'll enjoy this one. Spot loses his ball and chases it all over the circus trying to catch it ... finally ended up being taught to balance it on his nose by a seal. A fun adventure your toddler will love!

my kid just loves it!!!!!!

A great book. your child will be addicted to it and learn as well.

Spot Goes to the Circus

Captured here is the tormented journey of a young puppy (Spot) who proceeds from page-to-page in search of his misdirected ball. Without regard to his own personal safety, Spot chases the bouncing orb through cages occupied by lions and tigers; around a bear who, herself is balancing on a ball (and wearing a tu-tu); and across a high-wire act where two monkeys make an unsuccessful attempt to catch the errant ball. Ultimately, the ball is located in the cage of a seal who teaches Spot how the balance the orb on his nose, much to the delight of the puppy's mother. All ends happily, as Spot announces that he has made a new friend. While I personally found the tale somewhat predictable -- for example, I never feared for Spot's safety and figured that, ultimately, his ball would be recovered -- my three year old delighted in the apparent risk and adventure undertaken by the pup and, no matter how many times she reads the book always "oohs," and "aahs" with each new progression through the pages. While is isn't the Cat-in-the-Hat, Spot Goes to the Circus is good clean family fun