The Smallest Spot of a Dot: The Little Ways We're Different, the Big Ways We're the Same

Brief Description:
In rhyming text, illustrates through the concept of DNA how we are all part of the human race.

Brief Description:
"In rhyming text, illustrates through the concept of DNA how we are all part of the human race."--

Publisher Marketing:

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 acceptance
• Multicultural, multiracial children's picture book that recognizes our similarities and our uniqueness
• Great for classroom use as children explore genetics, DNA, and individuality
• The perfect read-aloud for kids ages 4-8
• A 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.

Review Citations:

• School Library Journal 01/01/2023 pg. 58 (EAN 9780310748809, Hardcover)
• Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2023 (EAN 9780310748809, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:Davis, Linsey

Linsey Davis is a New York Times bestselling author and Emmy Award-winning journalist. She anchors World News Tonight on Sunday as well as ABC News Live Prime, which is ABC News Live's first-ever streaming evening newscast. She is a correspondent for World News Tonight, Good Morning America, 20/20, and Nightline and is also the bestselling author of several children's books including The Smallest Spot of a Dot, The World Is Awake, One Big Heart, Stay This Way Forever, and How High is Heaven. Linsey lives in New York with her husband and son, who is her biggest inspiration. You can follow her on Instagram @linseytdavis.

Michael Tyler is a New York Times bestselling author, speaker, writer and native Chicagoan whose other titles include The Skin You Live In and Mirror Face. He has partnered with Discovery Education on SEL and DEI curriculum for students globally, and has addressed forums for The King Center, Clinton Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation and Beyond Differences.

Lucy Fleming, a New York Times bestselling illustrator, has been an avid doodler and bookworm since childhood. She never quite grew out of having her head in the clouds, daydreaming. She specializes in children's book illustration where her love for designing quirky characters meets her passion for storytelling. Lucy lives and works in a small town in England with a cup of ginger tea in hand and her cat close by.