This is the pocket sized one. At 7.5 by 6.25 inches across twelve thick board pages, Spot's Christmas is built for the child who wants to carry the book rather than sit and be read to, and there are flaps to lift on the way through.

Christmas at Spot's house is a busy week and everyone has a job. There is the tree to put up and decorate, presents to make and wrap, and Mom needs Spot's help in the kitchen. Spot is so excited, and so busy keeping a sharp eye out for flying reindeer, that he very nearly forgets to leave the milk and cookies for Santa. Eric Hill draws him the way he has since 1980, flat bright color and a heavy black outline that a one year old's eyes can lock onto from across the room.

Publisher guidance is ages 1 to 3. Both of our Spot Christmas books lift the flap, so the question is what is under it. This one is the story of the whole run-up to Christmas, twelve pages at a small 7.5 by 6.25 inches, first published in 2004. Merry Christmas, Spot! is the 2024 title, a bigger 8.37 inch square where every spread is the same guess what is in the present game.