Where Are You, Blue?

All the Dots in Dot Town gather for a swell meal, but one of their number is missing. Pink Dot has invited all the Dots over to her house for the evening, but the Dots quickly discover Blue Dot is missing. Pink calls Blue and learns he is simply running late, but the message is garbled, and the other Dots conceive elaborate scenarios that Blue Dot may be taking part in. It's all conveyed in toddler-friendly rhyme. Hearing that he plans to arrive soon, one Dot thinks Blue has gone to the moon; two others think that Blue has gone off with pirates "on a boat" or has turned farmer "with a cow and a goat." Eventually Blue arrives, and the party carries on. Little readers will delight at the silly things the Dots imagine. The Dots are just that: warmly colored dots with limbs, rudimentary features, and distinctive hair or hats. Soft pastels bring the fantastic scenes to life, ranging from the ballet to the circus and the farm to the beach. Repeat reads will be infinitely rewarding. Utterly charming. (Board book. 2-3) COPYRIGHT(1) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

November 15, 2015
Preschool Pink Dot is having a dinner party, and everyone is there except Blue. Pink Dot says, Blue Dot is on his way, but Brown Dot mishears: Blue Dot has joined the ballet? Soon all the other dots are imagining where he could be and what adventures he is getting up to. Each gently colored dot in a distinctive hat stands out nicely against the pastel backgrounds, which fill with whimsical detail whenever the dots imagine Blue doing something amazing. The rhyming text is pleasant to read aloud, but little ones will get just as much joy out of the cheery, engaging artwork on sturdy pages.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2015, American Library Association.)