In this exuberant book, acclaimed graphic designer Craig Frazier does more than simply showcase a vast variety of dots, he encourages young readers to look closely at the world around them. Through his energetic images, the ordinary becomes extraordinary. Buttons are dots. Wheels are dots. Ladybugs have dots. And so do the fried eggs on your plate. Lots of Dots is lots of fun!
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PreS-K–“Some dots are big,/some dots are small./Some dots float,/and some dots fall.” So begins an energetic celebration of dots that features a drum, a ladybug, balloons, and oranges. The red, yellow, and green circles on a traffic signal are followed by raspberry, orange, and lime dots atop a blue ice-cream cone. Frazier's simple graphic art pops against the white backgrounds, as do white dots as round stars against a black sky. A man whose fluid shape is different colors on different spreads discovers dots everywhere–and so will youngsters. The final spread is a montage of the many dots featured, including a spotted dog, fried eggs, and a gumball machine. Tana Hoban's photographs in So Many Circles, So Many Squares (Greenwillow, 1998) expand the concept, as do the torn-paper illustrations in Ellen Stoll Walsh's Mouse Shapes (Harcourt, 2007).–Mary Jean Smith, Southside Elementary School, Lebanon, TN. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Zingy and crisp, joyful and sprightly, this is one outstanding read.
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Format:Hardcover
Some dots are big.
Some dots are small.
Some dots float
and some dots fall.
Which make "Lots of Dots" lots of fun!
I have to say that I really like this book and it's great fun to read to kids. The simple drawings and bright colors are really eye-catching and the text makes for a good read-aloud.
The basic concept is to point out to children the round shapes around them. How, for example, a dot can be HUGE, like a drum, or small, like the tiny spots on a ladybug. Craig Fraizier shows them that plus more, like how snacks can be dots (peas), and how "There are dots on shirts" and "dots for the sun"!
THE SKINNY:::
I love books like "Lots of Dots" because I love to share books with children that I feel don't just have one thing to offer. In the case of "Lots of Dots" it has great rhyming text and artwork that is humorous as well as thought provoking.
I don't often suggest purchasing books for babies and toddlers because they outgrow concepts books so quickly, but I'm going to suggest you consider this one for your home shelves. The reason is that there is some versatility here. You can read the story and ask older babies and toddlers where the dots are -- most are obvious, some are not -- and you can use the book to teach both colors and the names of objects, as well as simple counting.
Remember too to ask older children to fill-in-the-blank in the rhymes. This is both a good memory exercise and pre-reading practice.
Pam T~
mom/blogger/rhyme lover
booksforkids-reviews
Some dots are small.
Some dots float
and some dots fall.
Which make "Lots of Dots" lots of fun!
I have to say that I really like this book and it's great fun to read to kids. The simple drawings and bright colors are really eye-catching and the text makes for a good read-aloud.
The basic concept is to point out to children the round shapes around them. How, for example, a dot can be HUGE, like a drum, or small, like the tiny spots on a ladybug. Craig Fraizier shows them that plus more, like how snacks can be dots (peas), and how "There are dots on shirts" and "dots for the sun"!
THE SKINNY:::
I love books like "Lots of Dots" because I love to share books with children that I feel don't just have one thing to offer. In the case of "Lots of Dots" it has great rhyming text and artwork that is humorous as well as thought provoking.
I don't often suggest purchasing books for babies and toddlers because they outgrow concepts books so quickly, but I'm going to suggest you consider this one for your home shelves. The reason is that there is some versatility here. You can read the story and ask older babies and toddlers where the dots are -- most are obvious, some are not -- and you can use the book to teach both colors and the names of objects, as well as simple counting.
Remember too to ask older children to fill-in-the-blank in the rhymes. This is both a good memory exercise and pre-reading practice.
Pam T~
mom/blogger/rhyme lover
booksforkids-reviews
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is an adorable book that I bought for my business; Kaleidoscape Play Studio. It is perfect! GREAT BOOK! The kids love it!
By Elisa Turner
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
Colorful and simple. no need to read a lot of word, each page was eye catching for my little one. She wanted to look at the colors over and over
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
very creative
I bought this to read to my preschool class and it was very inspiring to them. After reading this story they children created art pieces from circle shapes for our art show that... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Teacher and mom
5.0 out of 5 stars
Cool Book.
I teach preschool and though this book is a bit simple for four year olds, they did love me reading it to them.
Published 2 months ago by A. Kerr
5.0 out of 5 stars
So fun!
My son loves this book! He received this book as a gift when he was 6 months old and loved looking at the pictures. Read more
Published 17 months ago by cpk
5.0 out of 5 stars
Spark the imagination and creativity in a young child by introducing...
Whimsical dots, dots for licking, dots for snacking and even dots on shirts. In every color and size dots make up many of the things in the world around us. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Danielle M. Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars
It's a hit!
As this book so appealingly demonstrates, "dots" (really, circles or spheres) are everywhere -- in bubbles, butterfly wings, and dogs. In peas, sunglasses, and weights. Read more
Published 21 months ago by E. Kennen
5.0 out of 5 stars
Magical Dots!
Lots of Dots will break the spell on kids who quickly lose interest and cast another kind of magic: attention to the world around them. Read more
Published on April 1, 2011 by RK
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great addition to any toddler's library
What a fun, bright, and engaging picture book! With one line of text per page, this is perfect for even the youngest story listener. Read more
Published on December 20, 2010 by J. Prather
