Age Group: FIRST GRADE
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general“All beginnings are hard” (according to the Mekhilta for the Book of Exodus, chapter 18)
It is often difficult to start something new. Sometimes we dare not try, because we fear that the outcome will not be good enough. In The Dot, Amalya’s drawing remains blank at the end of art class.
But we cannot succeed unless we dare start. In order to reach the goal we have set for ourselves, we must take the first step toward it. For Amalya, the protagonist of our story, her teacher’s faith in her had set her creative wheels in motion; and following this experience, she learned how to encourage others. Now she guides those around her to take one step at a time, one dot at a time.
Copies Distributed:
40,000
Publishing:
כנרת
Year of Distribution:
1977 2016-2017
