The Smallest Spot of a Dot

By Linsey Davis, Michael Tyler, Lucy Fleming (illustrator)

Book cover of The Smallest Spot of a Dot: The Little Ways We're Different, The Big Ways We're the Same

Book description

Now a New York Times bestseller! Using child-friendly language, this playful picture book explains how genetics make each person unique and celebrates how we are more alike than different and are all part of the human race. In The Smallest Spot of a Dot: The Little Ways We’re Different, The…

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Why read it?

1 author picked The Smallest Spot of a Dot as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This book teaches the importance of community-building. It celebrates diversity and inclusion as both a strength and asset.

It dispels the myth of race by focusing on our shared humanity and common destiny. It gets to the basics that our DNA is 99.999% similar hence building common ground across differences.

It also encourages each of us to discover the values of love and kindness.

I shared this book with my students as a tool to explore their cultural heritage and build new connections.

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