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 \nEric Hill  \nPUFFIN  \n\n|  |\n| --- |\n|  |\n|  |\n| Sally   |\n| Spot   |\n|  |\n\nNaughty Spot!It's dinner time.Where can  \nhe be?  \nIs he  \nbehindthe door?","cbCaigIhwoKGr9IC","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaigIhwoKGr9IC","pdf",2187092,36,"English","# The Creation of Spot\n## A Legacy of Interactive Storytelling\n# A Simple Hide-and-Seek Story\n## Searching for Spot","[{\"question\":\"Who created the Spot series?\",\"answer\":\"The Spot series was created by Eric Hill.\"},{\"question\":\"What inspired the creation of the first Spot book?\",\"answer\":\"Eric Hill created the story as a bit of nighttime fun to amuse his two-year-old son, Christopher.\"},{\"question\":\"What makes Where's Spot? historically significant?\",\"answer\":\"It is celebrated as the first-ever flap book, which introduced a new interactive format that has inspired generations of children's literature.\"}]","Where's Spot? - 40th Anniversary Edition | PDF",1790678663,55]