Spot bakes a cake by Eric Hill

A wonderful lift the flap book about Spot baking a cake will enthuse many readers not only to follow the funny story, but to be so excited with the story that they will seek out someone to cook with them. 

Mum tells Spot that Friday is Dad’s birthday. They check the calendar, and then take a trip to the supermarket to buy the necessary ingredients. Spot is very excited, so much so that he makes a huge mess, one that must be cleaned up afterwards. Each stage of baking the cake is shown, from the idea to a list, to buying ingredients, to making the cake, popping it into the oven and finally taking it out, making icing and decorating the cake, finally having a birthday party for Dad with the cake as the main focus. The procedure of baking a cake is all there, along with some funny illustrations showing Spot and his Mum cooking together. This family centred book, resonating with warmth and companionship on each page, will involve younger readers as they follow the stages that Spot takes, from the idea to the party. On each page a lift-the-flap reveals a part of the story, and engage children with the story and the activity of baking a cake.

A wonderful addition to the array of lift-the-flap Spot books. 

Themes: Family, Kitchen, Cake making, Spot, Togetherness, Directions, Lift-the-flap.

Fran Knight