Now a New York Times bestseller! Using child-friendly language, this playful picture book explains how genetics make each person unique and celebrates how we are more alike than different and are all part of the human race. In The Smallest Spot of a Dot: The Little Ways We’re Different, The Big Ways We’re the Same, Linsey Davis, bestselling children’s author, Emmy-winning correspondent, and host for ABC News, together with co-author Michael Tyler, encourages children to find their own unique dot with sweet, rhyming prose.”Only .1% of our genes make us uniquely who we are. We are 99.9% identical, alike, the same–equal. This book is 100% about that truth.”Combining whimsical rhymes and Lucy Fleming’s engaging art, The Smallest Spot of a Dot is: An inspiring story of connection, equality, and acceptanceMulticultural, multiracial children’s picture book that recognizes our similarities and our uniquenessGreat for classroom use as children explore genetics, DNA, and individualityThe perfect read-aloud for kids ages 4-8A unique gift for birthdays and holidays, or a back-to-school treat New York Times bestselling author Linsey Davis is also the author of The World Is Awake, One Big Heart, Stay This Way Forever, and How High Is Heaven.
Michael Tyler is a freelance writer and fitness consultant. David Lee Csicsko is the illustrator of Behind the Lions and has created posters for the Leipzig Book Fair. They both live in Chicago.
Lucy Fleming lives and works in a small town in England with an animator and a little black cat. She has been an avid doodler and bookworm since early childhood, drawing everyday, bringing characters and stories to life. When not at her desk, Lucy loves to be outdoors in the sunshine with a hot cup of tea–doodling, of course. She is the illustrator of Hello, Fall!, written by Deborah Diesen.
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