A character education story that teaches the value of gratitude, consideration, and small help.
By characterizing 'kindness' as a small dot
A book that naturally awakens the utility of various social virtues.

How can we teach children the concept of kindness? Gratitude, consideration, and cooperation are the first steps toward social development, but it's not easy to make children understand these invisible virtues.
This book, “One Small Dot,” characterizes the abstract concept of “kindness” as a small blue dot.
This adds a sense of realism and adds interest.
'Kindness', which was a small blue dot like a water droplet, grows to be as big as a village through people's smiles, small help, and consideration.
And he shows the power to extinguish the flames of anger by showing kindness to a girl who appears with a rough and scary face.
In this way, through the process of 'kindness' growing, we felt the utility of various social virtues and became familiar with such concepts.

Translator's Note

Children have undifferentiated emotions, so they don't know what their emotions are.
Knowing the names of those emotions and the process of expressing them becomes the foundation for a fulfilling life even as an adult.
"One Small Dot" shows a relatively mature stage of emotions where one can go beyond one's own emotions and read and reach out to others' emotions.
Isn't this stage difficult for a child? No.
Emotions do not develop alone, but rather develop through a process of sharing, imitating, and experiencing.
"One Little Dot" teaches children what a small but great fulfillment is, and the fulfillment of embracing oneself in a circle comes from holding hands with others.

- Joyce Park (author, translator, English educator) -