The Dot
Title: The Dot
Published: 2013-09-10
ISBN: 9780763667863
Page Count: 32
With a simple, witty story and free-spirited illustrations, Peter H. Reynolds entices even the stubbornly uncreative among us to make a mark -- and follow where it takes us. Her teacher smiled. "Just make a mark and see where it takes you." Art class is over, but Vashti is sitting glued to her chair in front of a blank piece of paper. The words of her teacher are a gentle invitation to express herself. But…
4.6Overall Score

The Dot

Reader's Review This is a highly praised and popular picture book that teaches the lesson that creativity can have many forms, and that sometimes just starting with a dot can lead to great ...

  • Popularity
    4.0
  • Islamic Values
    3.8
  • Clean (Romance)
    5.0
  • Clean (Profanity
    5.0
  • Clean (Violence)
    5.0

Reader’s Review

This is a highly praised and popular picture book that teaches the lesson that creativity can have many forms, and that sometimes just starting with a dot can lead to great things. The encouragement of the teacher is a lovely to see, but the description of an entire gallery dedicated to dots – perhaps superfluous. While encouraging a child to explore his or her talents and not confining creativity to a set of strict rules are worthy themes, the danger is in tipping the balance and praising any work, idea or thought in the name of individualism.

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  • Islamic Values: Some readers might find this excessive in its praise of the individual.
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Shaista Yusufali

Shaista Yusufali is an English teacher who currently teaches at the RISE Academy in San Jose. She also studied at Jamiat al-Zahra from 2004-2006 and is the mother of three avid readers.

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