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Dot
Dots here, dots there,you can see dots everywhere! Some are loud,and some are quiet. Some arehappy, and some are sad.Some dots even taste yummy, while others taste bad. Graphic designer Patricia Intriago sets bold, circular shapes against a stark white background to emphasize opposite dot relationships....more
Hardcover, 36 pages
Published
August 30th 2011
by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
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Dot by Patricia Intriago is an opposites book that uses pairs of dots to illustrate concepts. Like many other reviewers, the cover art made think of Press Here by Hervé Tullet (review coming) but Dot ended up having much more re-readability.
Many of the dots are black circles against the start white background. Sometimes the dot isn't a dot or it's distorted. For example, in the "hard dot, soft dot" spread, a finger presses down on the dots. One dot remains circular while the other one appears to...more
Many of the dots are black circles against the start white background. Sometimes the dot isn't a dot or it's distorted. For example, in the "hard dot, soft dot" spread, a finger presses down on the dots. One dot remains circular while the other one appears to...more
I loved this book for my children and the loved it too! Thought it was ver creative and charming!
This was the book I think should win the Caldecot award for a 2011 picture book. It was simply, easy to follow, and most of all it made me smile. It was interesting to see how such a simple one line book can be so fun and eye catching. The lines were very catchy and short. It didn't really have a story line besides all the different kinds of dots there were. There were happy dots, sad dots, empty dots, full dots. The story phrases flowed well and made sense and even rhymed.
The illustrations for...more
The illustrations for...more
Kiddo LOVES this book. Was talking about it before he fell asleep last night.
(After the first day we had the book.)
PS: I just raised my rating to 5 stars after having this book for a month because it has become a family favorite :)
We have a library copy but may have to buy our own.
(After the first day we had the book.)
PS: I just raised my rating to 5 stars after having this book for a month because it has become a family favorite :)
We have a library copy but may have to buy our own.
This book is about all the different types of dots there could be. We start out by descriving them what size they are in and what they do, where they are and where we can find them. As the story goes we see that there are many types of dots around us, and we know what they are representing, if they are happy or sad or hard or soft, you can find all types of information about dots in this book.
The Author Patricia Intriago really makes the dot the center of attention when it is presented so boldy...more
The Author Patricia Intriago really makes the dot the center of attention when it is presented so boldy...more
The author took issue with my original review (see below), so here's a different review. WARNING, unfavourable opinion to follow, look away now if easily upset.
I wanted to like this book. Unfortunately, it appears to have been written by a graphic designer who, one day while pondering children's books, thought, "hey, I could do that!" It is an insult to hard working children's authors and illustrators. The graphics can be put together by anyone with a computer, no talent or imagination required....more
I wanted to like this book. Unfortunately, it appears to have been written by a graphic designer who, one day while pondering children's books, thought, "hey, I could do that!" It is an insult to hard working children's authors and illustrators. The graphics can be put together by anyone with a computer, no talent or imagination required....more
“Stop Dot. Go Dot. Fast Dot. Slow Dot.” This is a uniqique concept book written in very brief, rhythmic text using bold circular shapes of different sizes and numbers to convey opposites a child might come across.
I like this book for its simplicity. It is a fun, tactile, bold and educational book, which will teach young children an array of common opposites from sad and happy to heal and hurt, through circles on the page! Dot helps youngsters learn about emotions in a very accessible way. It is...more
I like this book for its simplicity. It is a fun, tactile, bold and educational book, which will teach young children an array of common opposites from sad and happy to heal and hurt, through circles on the page! Dot helps youngsters learn about emotions in a very accessible way. It is...more
All sorts of dots populate these pages, all illustrated with very tiny modifications made to that basic dot. That’s the cleverness of this book, the tiny modifications made to the illustration of the dots that completely change the nature of the dot. This book, seen from a big view, shows how we dots are really all the same, but that we have tiny quirks that make us interesting.
“Dot (pictured is a big yellow dot)
Stop dot (a red dot)
Go dot (a green dot)
Slow dot (dot near the end of a long black...more
“Dot (pictured is a big yellow dot)
Stop dot (a red dot)
Go dot (a green dot)
Slow dot (dot near the end of a long black...more
Flipped through this book while processing a new shipment at the library.
In the words of Minnesotans everywhere, "oh, for cute."
In the words of Minnesotans everywhere, "oh, for cute."
Dot is a very simple book for a very young audience. I would love to use this in a classroom with very young students. There are some great illustrations showing differences between slow and fast, stop and go, soft and hard. Intriago uses dots to teach students about opposites in a very cute way. kids would like this book because it gives them a way to learn about emotions and expressing themselves; “Some are happy some are sad” This would be a good book for a short story time maybe even a way t...more
I had a mom looking for a good "shapes" book the other day - something besides just basic circles, squares, etc., and I think this could fit the bill. While this book is all about dots, the way the author treats them (by slightly changing their shape) is really clever. She pairs dots to convey various movements, relationships, etc. and changes the shape of the dots slightly to help with the scenarios. For example, a dot with a large pie shape removed is a "loud" dot, and a dot with a tiny pie sh...more
While this book would be great for very young children, I was not a fan. The simplicity is nice, but almost to simple. I can see how the comparisons from page to page teach children differences, but I have seen better books that do the same thing. I was not overly thrilled, but would understand someone using it.
The illustrations did not take much time, and I was very unimpressed. The thing that threw me off the most was the real hand that was shown in one of the images. I thought it would have...more
The illustrations did not take much time, and I was very unimpressed. The thing that threw me off the most was the real hand that was shown in one of the images. I thought it would have...more
With hardly any text, except a few words describing dots ("This dot is yummy. This dot tastes bad"), this book is a fun adventure showing how one small element, such as a dot can visually show emotion, feelings, weight, noise, motion, etc. It's a great lesson for kids to be able to begin to recognize symbols and how they can be altered to show meaning... Super fun.
I would also imagine that it could be used as a teaching tool, helping kids to draw their own symbols, and by manipulating the symbol...more
I would also imagine that it could be used as a teaching tool, helping kids to draw their own symbols, and by manipulating the symbol...more
I have to say that I was a bit let down by the contents of the book after initially liking the cover. There have been a few books floating around recently playing with similar ideas. Hervé Tullet's Press Here is one, that's a fun book with a huge "Wow!" effect. And there's The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds, more focused on creativity than design. I could also mention the pair One and Zero by Otoshi, but these books are so emotionally charged they can hardly be compared with the sterile content of Dot...more
A dot can be many things. It can be full or hungry, loud or quiet, green or red and many many other things. When you change a dot’s color, shape or texture the world opens before a child’s eyes and the dot that was simply a dot before now becomes something entirely different.
For obvious reasons (the cover) when I initially picked up Dot by Patricia Intriago I thought it was going to be a play on Press Here by Hervé Tullet, which would be nothing short of a compliment as we also love that book as...more
For obvious reasons (the cover) when I initially picked up Dot by Patricia Intriago I thought it was going to be a play on Press Here by Hervé Tullet, which would be nothing short of a compliment as we also love that book as...more
Fantastic! This is a great "opposites" book, and it's so much fun that you won't mind reading it over and over! (Not that you won't still tire of it long before your toddler does, but it's nice to have a fighting chance!) If you know a small child, read this book with them.
(Note: I received a free advance reading copy of this book from the publisher at an American Library Association Annual Conference. I was not required to write a positive review. Thank you, Farrar Straus Giroux!)
(Note: I received a free advance reading copy of this book from the publisher at an American Library Association Annual Conference. I was not required to write a positive review. Thank you, Farrar Straus Giroux!)
This concept book uses dots to demonstrate opposites and follows the course of a day into night. It opens with a big yellow dot that is very sun-like. Then the simple but very strong graphic design creates a zippy, fun feel as the opposites are demonstrated. Lines are added to show motion and direction. Then chunks are taken out to show additional opposite pairs. The simplicity lends the entire book a vibrancy and sense of humor. Most of the book is done using black and white. When color is used...more
Felt this one was not quite there--the text never gets into a good rhythm & the rhyming lines don't always scan; the illustrations are a restless mix of crisp graphics, annoying digital shading (though just in one picture), and photos (though I actually really liked the photos in the hard dot/soft dot spread). The concept wasn't quite consistent, either--is a teardrop shape a dot? Is a circle with a "bite" out of it a dot? Is a bowling ball a dot?
Another wonderfully designed book that I like in the way I like Press Here and Hippopposites. It goes beyond shape concepts to idea concepts -- it could almost be a beginning symbols, visual communication, or optical illusions book.
This really deserves a 3.8. My only complaint is that its TOO SHORT! Thats why it did not get a 4. Patricia Intriago has a terrific idea, but Iwanted more, more , more! The concept here may be lost on small children, but not on the "tweens", I think they will like it, and be inspired to think of their own "dots"! There should be a website for them to send in their ideas and.......
Perhaps that could be Dot 2.0?
Perhaps that could be Dot 2.0?
This reminded me somewhat of Perfect Square. It's all the things that a dot can be. A red dot is referred to as a "stop dot" and a green one as a "go dot." I particularly liked the pages with the Dalmatian ("got dots") and the zebra ("not dots"). A fun concept book to read.
I bought this to go with the "Dot Day" theme and it will make a good addition. The pictures are really simple (as in, it looks like they were done on the computer in short time), but the concepts are engaging. I liked "shy dot" best. Little ones will get some good "ah-ha" moments from this but it's not as original as "Press Here" or "The Dot", for example.
Dots is a book of opposites which works as well s art as it does a teaching tool. The opposites range from concrete differences in size or shape to more abstract differences like hungry vs full or hurting and healing. A mix of computer generated images and photography create simple but elegant images that match the minimal text.
This wasn't bad, but I didn't like how some things (like a bowling ball or bubbles) were referred to as dots; I'm a bit worried that younger kids learning shapes will get confused. But maybe they won't be and they'll enjoy the different kinds of "dots." Still, with the title and the cover, I'd hoped for better.
I didn't know what to expect from this book! But once I read it I was very pleased! I love the inventive ways to explain different characteristics of a simple concept of a dot. Even though there is not a lot of information in this book, I still feel like its a great book for children to read on their own and enjoy a fun simple book!
This book is hilarious. Side by side pages show opposites through using a dot. For example, hungry dot which is small and empty, and full dot which is filled in and takes up almost the whole page. It's a very simplistic book mostly in black and white, but it's highly entertaining.
This concept book is simple in both text and design. Which is what makes it appealing for young readers. Pre-readers can use the images to then "read" the text. Also a good instructional tool for the teaching of adjectives and the very basics of descriptive writing.
Jan 16, 2012
Judy Desetti
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
preschool teachers, parents of young kids
Excellent book for young children. Concept book on opposites; light/heavy, sad/ happy, stop/go, slow/fast, loud/quiet, hungry/full, hurt/heal, here/there/everywhere, hard/soft, heavy/light. Uses sparse language.
Black and white illustrations or photos.
Recommend.
Black and white illustrations or photos.
Recommend.
Dots, dots everywhere - of all sorts: big, small, hard, soft... even shy!
Such a clever book! Some of the pages made me laugh out loud. Plus, it rhymes, and I'm a sucker for a good rhyming book. I could see this working well in a storytime.
Such a clever book! Some of the pages made me laugh out loud. Plus, it rhymes, and I'm a sucker for a good rhyming book. I could see this working well in a storytime.
Dots come in all shapes and sizes and this book illustrates them all. It is easy enough that kids can read it themselves. Reminds me a little of Press Here without the interactivity. Fun book that I am sure kids will really enjoy.
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