The Dot is a picture book written and illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds

Peter H. Reynolds

Peter Hamilton Reynolds is an author and illustrator of children's books and is the Founder of the educational media company FableVision.Reynolds was born in 1961 in Canada with his identical twin brother, Paul who serves as FableVision's CEO, as well as a selectman in the town of Dedham,...

 about a girl named Vashti who thinks she can't draw.

Plot

Vashti is a girl who says she cannot draw. When she tells her teacher, she says to "make a mark and see where it takes you." Vashti draws a dot on her paper, and her teacher then says "now sign it." The next week she is surprised to see her dot framed on display in the teacher's office. Seeing her dot, she says "I can make a better dot than that." She then starts drawing elaborate, colorful dots and realizes she is indeed an artist.

Later in life she sees a boy who can't draw a straight line. this results in a whole new adventure.
Published by Candlewick Press, The Dot is also a film produced by Weston Woods Studios

Weston Woods Studios

Weston Woods Studios is a production company that makes audio and short films based on well-known books for children. It was founded in 1953 by Morton Schindel in Weston, Connecticut, and named after the wooded area near his home. The company's first project was Andy and the Lion in 1954, and its...

and FableVision. It was awarded the Carnegie Medal in 2006.