Dots here, dots there, you can see dots everywhere! Some are loud, and some are quiet. Some are happy, 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.
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"Children will encounter ample ways to interact with this incredibly elegant, clever, and delightful concept book." --School Library Journal (Starred Review)
“Ever stop to consider what an expressive, malleable entity a dot can be? Graphic designer Intriago opens with an interplay of colors, simple lines, and dots that lays out some familiar conventions in contrasting pairs.” —BCCB
“I’m guessing the graphics are what will initially attract folks to Dot. They are understated and perfect. But for me, the real revelation is the subtle and clever text. Classic Ruth Krauss comes to mind and I can’t help giggling every time I read it.”— Lane Smith, author of It’s a Book
“Patricia Intriago’s Dot is absolutely wonderful as it combines charm, humor and graphic design at its best. It made me smile!”— Laura Vaccaro Seeger, author of The Hidden Alphabet
“…this is simple, surprising graphic design that will wake up even jaded readers to the creative possibilities inherent in the most basic of shapes.” --Booklist Online
"On a purely artistic level, it’s all about perception, how we can see the same thing differently depending on context and composition. Intriago’s accompanying text helps us share her vision, but it also serves to keep us a little off-center, as she offers a few predictable rhymes but avoids others. Just when you think you know what the circle is going to do, it goes and hides behind a square.” --Horn Book Magazine
"Children will encounter ample ways to interact with this incredibly elegant, clever, and delightful concept book.” --School Library Journal, starred review
"The delightful bits are Intriago’s mid-book leaps away from her own setup. Out of the blue, photographed human hands appear to poke a hard and a soft dot, and “Got dots”—a Dalmatian photo—contrasts with “Not dots”—a zebra. These diversions are surprisingly funny." --Kirkus
From the Back Cover
Dot's a splendid and unexpected book.
-- Milton Glaser, graphic designer
I'm guessing the graphics are what will initially attract folks to Dot. They are understated and perfect. But for me, the real revelation is the subtle and clever text. Classic Ruth Krauss comes to mind and I can't help giggling every time I read it.
-- Lane Smith, author of It's a Book
Sometimes less is more (and inspiring + funny on top of that).
-- Christoph Niemann, author of I LEGO N.Y.
-- Milton Glaser, graphic designer
I'm guessing the graphics are what will initially attract folks to Dot. They are understated and perfect. But for me, the real revelation is the subtle and clever text. Classic Ruth Krauss comes to mind and I can't help giggling every time I read it.
-- Lane Smith, author of It's a Book
Sometimes less is more (and inspiring + funny on top of that).
-- Christoph Niemann, author of I LEGO N.Y.
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Patricia Intriago is principal of Intriago Design, which specializes in print collateral and Web design for businesses, and customized projects for individuals. Dot is her first children's book. Patricia lives with her husband, guitarist Pete McCann, and their two sons in Tenafly, New Jersey.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent first book for a parent and child to read and learn together
September 5, 2011
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Dot, Patricia Intriago's first book, is the latest in a long line of books that do what the children's books do best: facilitate the elementary learning between a child and the person who is the child's first teacher - a parent. Intriago's book helps set forth a foundation for future learning and thought development as the pages serve as a potential springboard for playful discussion between parent and child on other contrasting examples of "Dots" from their own world that are not featured in the book.
Purchase the book and use it to begin interactive and fun educational moments with your child. A child's successful appreciation of education begins at home by engaging them in the wonder of learning, thinking and imagination. I believe Dot by Patricia Intriago is the first step on that wonderous road.
Purchase the book and use it to begin interactive and fun educational moments with your child. A child's successful appreciation of education begins at home by engaging them in the wonder of learning, thinking and imagination. I believe Dot by Patricia Intriago is the first step on that wonderous road.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By kate mankoff
Format:Hardcover
DOT is a super-fun, super-engaging book that my twin 3 year old boys request almost nightly. As a mom, I appreciate its simple, yet intelligent design and storyline (not to mention the cool graphic elements), and I love that my boys read/talk along with me and act out many of the sequences. (We've developed sound effects for slow and fast dot...heavy and light dots, etc...)DOT is one of the rare books that we ALL enjoy reading together as a family, and it's one of our favorite ways to cap off a full day.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Dot is a compelling page turner for a young audience and comes with the welcome bonus of being a graphic design pleasure for the adult reader. These dots don't just sit there looking pretty, but jump off the page with personality, inspiring smiles all around!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
2.0 out of 5 stars
New Product, looked used
I paid for a new book, but the book I received looked like it had been returned at least once, if not repeatedly.
Published 1 month ago by laura pdx
5.0 out of 5 stars
very intertaining
I recently had a chance to observe this book being read to a preschool class. At first glance, this book appeared almost too simple. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Molly's mommy
5.0 out of 5 stars
"Want Dot!!!"
My two year old daughter is enthralled by this book, it has really made an impression on her. The images seem very simple but they really get her talking and making connections. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Jessica B. Baker
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing
Very great read. Creative and awesome. The book was colorful and bright as well. Definitely could have been entitled something more catchy BUT definitely a pleasant surpass once... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Yang
5.0 out of 5 stars
Children will not put this down!
If you want to delight a child (2 - 6 years) with a fantastic present, this is the book. The first time through the child is smiling, the second time through the child is guessing... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Joy C. Meason
1.0 out of 5 stars
You can make it at home
I wanted to like this book. Unfortunately, it appears to have been written by a graphics designer who, one day pondering children's books, thought, "hey, I could do that! Read more
Published 8 months ago by Tara Hargreaves
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic picture book
Fantastic! This is a great "opposites" book, and it's so much fun that you won't mind reading it over and over! Read more
Published 9 months ago by Lisa
2.0 out of 5 stars
Some problems...
With it's bold, clean graphics and generous use of white space, my initial reaction was this is a keeper. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Gumdrop
4.0 out of 5 stars
Same and different
All sorts of dots populate these pages, all illustrated with very tiny modifications made to that basic dot. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Debnance at Readerbuzz
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great graphics!
My 4 month old daughter loves this book. She looks at the pictures and laughs out loud. It has great contrast which is perfect for her at this age. Read more
Published 17 months ago by A. J. Fraz
