  | Full Text Reviews: School Library Journal - 12/24/2021 K-Gr 2—Dot, a girl with light brown skin and a big bun on her head, is well aware that her stature is on the small side. In fact, she's the tiniest one in her interracial family, as well as in her class. She feels insulted when she goes places and, "People look at me and ask me if I'm in preschool. Then I tell them that the square root of sixty-four is eight, or that Jakarta is the capital of Indonesia, or that my favorite Mars rover is Curiosity. I'm not little." At school, filled with a diverse student body, a new boy has arrived. Dot thinks he may possibly be smaller than she is, but she hasn't had the opportunity to find out for sure. The new boy, who is possibly of Asian descent, has bigger problems, though—a bully! Dot is not having it and sets out to prove her size once and for all. The charming illustrations are done in colored pencil on a white background; Yum's energetic art reflects the protagonist it portrays. "Though she be but little, she be fierce," indeed. VERDICT A recommended purchase for libraries where Patty Lovell's Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon is popular.—Tracy Cronce, Stevens Point Pub. Sch. District, WI - Copyright 2021 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission. Booklist - 02/15/2022 Dot may be the smallest person in her family and the smallest girl in her class, but she is definitely not little. After all, she orders food off the grown-up menu, checks out towering stacks of books, and has a favorite Mars rover. When a new boy, even shorter than her, comes to school one day and is picked on by the big school bully, Dot sticks up for him (and herself!) and, in doing so, proves to the whole cafeteria that the difference between being tiny and being insignificant is—well, it’s huge. This original and celebratory take on antibullying is gentle, sweet, cheeky, and chock-full of positive messaging. Kim’s colored pencil illustrations are as full of cheerful color and sneaky humor as they are rich with a racially diverse cast of schoolchildren and the subtle inclusion of Dot’s biracial family. The story is a celebration of size for children everywhere—diminutive or not—acknowledging that strong and powerful things can, indeed, come in tiny packages. - Copyright 2022 Booklist. Booklist - 02/15/2022 - Copyright 2022 Booklist. Loading...
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