For children who don't have much talent for drawing, or who think they do, there's no time quite as challenging as art class.

Betty, the main character of 'The Dot', is also a child who finds art class difficult.
Betty sits alone in the empty art room, where everyone has left.
In front of me is a blank sheet of paper with nothing drawn on it… … .
The teacher tells Betty that.
"Wow! You drew a polar bear in a blizzard." Betty thought he was teasing her, but the teacher smiled and told her to do whatever she wanted.
Then Betty just puts the pencil she was holding down on the drawing paper.
A small dot on a white piece of paper… … .

Next art class! Betty is startled as she enters the classroom.
The painting, beautifully framed and hung in a gold frame, was none other than Betty's own photograph.
Betty, who has gained confidence, takes out paints she has never used before and begins to draw new dots.
Red, yellow, green… …By mixing paints to create new colors and coming up with unique ways of expressing them, Betty’s dots gradually transform into works of art.

Betty holds an exhibition of the dots she draws.
Betty, who was afraid of art class, was born to be a wonderful artist.

Among the people visiting Betty's exhibition, a child approaches Betty.
A child who shyly confesses that he wishes he could draw as well as Betty.
Betty tells the child.
“You can do it too.” And Betty hands over a white piece of paper… … .


Valuable insights gained from art education
Peter Reynolds said he conceived the idea for this book while teaching art to children.
Most of the children he met in the educational field thought that drawing was difficult and boring.
He, who felt sorry for this, tells Betty in "The Point" that there is no specific way to draw well, but that it is about freely expressing yourself in the way you want to.

The author delivers a moving and heart-wrenching experience with just a few lines of text and a simple drawing that seems to have been drawn in one swift motion with a brush and pen, omitting even the background and only showing the necessary props and characters.

The teacher's unwavering interest and encouragement gave birth to a young artist, and that young artist will now be waiting for the birth of another young artist.