In this engaging, inspiring tale, Reynolds (illustrator of the Judy Moody series) demonstrates the power of a little encouragement. Minimal narrative and art elucidate the plight of Vashti, who ...

Vashti even made a dot by NOT painting a dot. At the school art show a few weeks later, Vashti's many dots made quite a splash." The end. Thanks for reading with me. Goodbye! Dancing Ballet.

Vashti makes a dot and the teacher puts it on display. Vashti is inspired by the move and decides she can do better. The dot became the centerpiece of her work and she develops as an artist.

Talented children’s author Peter Reynolds wrote a delightful book entitled “The Dot.” In this story readers meet Vashti, a young girl who claims not to have a creative bone in ...