Eric Hill
Eric Hill
Eric Gordon Hill OBEwas an English author and illustrator of children's picture books, best known for his character Spot the Dog. His works have been widely praised for their contributions to child literacy...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth7 September 1927
belongs captured children created enthusiasm family fortunate imagination indeed spot
I consider myself very fortunate indeed to have created a character which has captured the imagination and enthusiasm of so many children worldwide. They are my family, and Spot belongs to them all.
bar designed drew english fighter found marking spot stripes tail war
As a child, during the war, I drew Spitfires and Messerschmitts. With Spot, I found that I had designed a fuselage! His spot is on his side, the roundel marking of an English fighter plane, and the color bar of his tail is the color stripes of a plane's rudder.
actual cartoons convinced drawing few led producing quite words
I am quite convinced now... that the actual training of drawing cartoons - which is, of course, my style - led to my producing Spot. Cartoons must be very simple and have as few words as possible, and so, too, must the 'Spot' books.
I'm not over-enamored of complicated books, and wonder if it's more for the author's ego than anything else?