Lots of Dots
Jaguar, Ladybird and friends start a club for animals with dots, then find a club everyone can join, in a short audiobook for children aged 4 to 9.
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What is Lots of Dots about?
Lots of Dots is an audiobook for children aged 4 to 9 about a group of animals who start a club for anyone with dots, and find that the best club of all is the one everybody belongs to.
Jaguar is lonely, until Ladybird says they should play together, because they both have dots. Snake and Rockjumper have dots too, so they start a club for Dotties, with badges, a flag and a secret password. When Zebra asks to join, Jaguar says no: she has stripes, not dots. Then Rockjumper has an idea. They turn it into a patterns club, add stripes to the flag and whisper the secret word to Zebra.
But when they try to play, nobody can find a game they can all do. Snake has no hands to play catch, and not everyone can jump onto the highest rock. Then Monkey arrives, and Jaguar tells him he cannot join, because he is plain. Monkey is not lonely at all. He belongs to the best club of them all, the Everybody Club, and they all belong to it too. Its badge is the best badge of all, and they are wearing it already: their hearts.
They print patterns for everyone and throw an Everybody Club party. The secret word does not need to be secret any more. It begins like frog and rhymes with wrens: friends.
The story helps children notice when a group leaves someone out, and see that we all belong together. It is written by Pippa Goodhart, takes about four minutes and is music-free.
What your child will learn
- Everyone belongs, whatever they look like.
- Leaving someone out because they are different is unkind.
- We can change our games so that everybody can join in.
- What matters most is what is in our hearts.
Talk about it afterwards
- Why did Jaguar not want Zebra in the club at first?
- How did the animals change their club?
- What did Monkey mean when he said the badge is your heart?
- How can you make sure no one is left out when you play?
Frequently asked questions
What age is Lots of Dots suitable for?
Children aged 4 to 9. It is a simple animal story with a guessing game at the end.
What does Lots of Dots teach children?
That everybody belongs, and that we should not leave others out because they look different.
How long is Lots of Dots?
About 4 minutes.
Does Lots of Dots have music?
No. It is music-free.
