See This Little Dot

by Jane Yolen, Laetitia Devernay (Illustrator)

Overview

When is a dot "not just a blot on a page"? In Jane Yolen's characteristically imaginative, free-verse explanation, the humble dot can take on many functions, from a spot of food to an animal's eye, from a marble to a moon. As Yolen extolls the dot's satisfying shape and innate neatness, illustrator Laëtitia Devernay brings it to life in this read-aloud picture book and sends it bouncing, rolling, and teetering off the edge of the page—only to reel it back to fulfill its best and truest purpose: marking The End.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781568463827
Publisher:	The Creative Company
Publication date:	03/12/2024
Pages:	24
Product dimensions:	8.30(w) x 8.35(h) x (d)
Age Range:	5 - 7 Years

About the Author

Jane Yolen is an award-winning author, poet, and teacher. She has written more than 365 books, including What to Do with a Box, illustrated by Chris Sheban, and the Caldecott Medal—winning Owl Moon, illustrated by John Schoenherr. The Educational Book & Media Association honored her significant contributions with its 2018 Jeremiah Ludington Award.

Editorial Reviews

01/08/2024

Circles of varied sizes fill the pages of this expansive ode to the sense of possibility that can be found in a simple dot. The titular opening line leads to a rhythmic list of things that “this little dot” isn’t: “It’s not/ just a blot/ on a page,” nor the “wide-open eye/ of a cat.” Rather, rhyming text points to the round mark’s scalability as well as its “oomph, roll, and zest.” Devernay, leaning on a limited palette of black, blue, red, and white, supplies shapely cut-paper visuals that often obliquely pair with Yolen’s text. In one spread, penguins and fish swim alongside an ink-squirting squid, accompanying “Not just a spot/ of ink/ on a shirt.” On another page, a white dog bounces a red dot high and low, until the orb halts by the curled-up pup, onto whose sleeping form black spots cascade. Coming to a sudden close, it’s a crisply energetic celebration that considers the humble dot’s many permutations. Ages 5–7. (Mar.)

Publishers Weekly

"a unique and to-be-treasured pick for family, elementary school, and community library picture book collections..." — Midwest Book Review

"A crisply energetic celebration that considers the humble dot's many permutations." — Publishers Weekly

"See This Little Dot picture book would make a good addition to every elementary, middle- and even high-school art classroom and will certainly make an eye-catching addition to your child's bookshelf." —New York Journal of Books

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