This story is about a girl anmed Vashti who struggles in art class with the mindset of not being able to draw. Her teacher reinforces that she can draw anything she'd like. "Just make a mark, see where it takes you" her teacher would say. Vashti then drew a dot, and signed it. The next day, she saw that her teacher had framed it and put it on a classroom wall. "I can make a better dot than that" she says and goes home to make many more dots of all sizes and colors.
Once she shows off her gallery at school a little boy acknowledges what he sees and admires what a great artist she is. He begins to complain about not being able to draw like her, "I can draw a straight line with a ruler" he says. She tells him to show her and after he draws the line, she tells him to please, sign it.
Intended Readers: Ages 4-8
The Dot is great for reinforcing that children are capable of doing anything they set their mind too. The girl in this story gave herself doubt and high expectations, but little does she know art comes in all shapes and sizes. You don't have to be a great drawer to be considered an artist and what she learned about herself she was able to share with someone else about their talent as well.
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