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The Dot __ by Peter H. Reynolds ** ** Realistic Fiction ** ** Nominated By Corynne ** ** Vashti is a girl who thinks she can’t draw. One day, Vashti goes to an art class, but does not do anything. Her teacher thinks differently about her, though. She thinks anyone can be an artist. She asks Vashti to try. So all Vashti draws is a dot. Vashti’s teacher asks her to sign her name. The next day Vashti sees her drawing framed in the art room and attempts to make something better. Vashti tries all sorts of dots. Then Vashti realizes something: anyone can be an artist, even if they just draw a dot. **

** One of the reasons I chose __The Dot__, is that it teaches a very important lesson. Anything can be art, even the dot that Vashti drew. Then more and more inspirations can come from it. Even simple, plain-looking things can be beautiful and they can even do more than you think like when Vashti drew dots of different sizes and colors. The second reason why I chose to nominate this book is that it has few words, but a lot of good pictures. It’s nice every once in a while to read a picture book. __The Dot__ has interesting pictures too, because they, like the dots Vashti drew, are all neat colors. Some ideas the words explain, but a lot of ideas the pictures expla in. **

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