Spot Says Please by Eric Hill: a brand new story all about manners Spot and his friends are learning that being polite is a rewarding experience. This useful book will help children to begin to use those all-important words, 'please' and 'thank you', as they learn alongside the loveable puppy, Spot, and all his friends. Eric Hill was born in North London and lived there for many years. He started his artistic career as an art studio messenger and from there went on to become a cartoonist and eventually an art director at a leading advertising agency. In 1978 Eric made up a story about a small puppy to read to his son at bedtime and Spot was born.