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

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.

Readers Top Reviews

AJBFrankee NYCANONYM

This is a beautiful, happy and very much needed book for the times we live in. I eagerly recommend it for adults, as well as children. Anyone familiar with The Skin You Live In and has heard him speak can easily discern that Michael Tyler’s creative DNA is unmistakably prominent throughout the book. So, why isn’t his name also unmistakably prominent as a co-author? Seems to be a misstep given the egalitarian intent of the book.

Diane F. Dodson

My 4 year old niece loved having the book read to her. She enjoyed the story.

Brenda Taylor

Gift for my granddaughter. All children should be taught, that people are different, but we are also the same

Suzeeque1

Love the book. 🥰 It puts genetics into a simple form a child can understand. As human beings we share so much. We all have more in common than most people realize. We differ from each other only by 2% of our genes. Wonderful book.

Korianne Sacro

Love how it makes it so simple for children to understand the make up of their bodies and how that makes them just so special!!!