Vashti believes that she cannot draw, but her art teacher's encouragement leads her to change her mind and she goes on to encourage another student who feels the same as she had.

"Her teacher smiled. "Just make a mark and see where it takes you." Art class is over, but Vashti is sitting glued to her chair in front of a blank piece of paper. The words of her teacher are a gentle invitation to express herself. But Vashti can't draw - she's no artist. To prove her point, Vashti jabs at a blank sheet of paper to make an unremarkable and angry mark. "There!" she says. That one little dot marks the beginning of Vashti's journey of surprise and self-discovery. That special moment is the core of Peter H. Reynolds's delicate fable about the creative spirit in all of us. With a simple, witty story and free-spirited illustrations, Peter H. Reynolds entices even the stubbornly uncreative among us to make a mark - and follow where it takes us." --,Provided by publisher.

Ages: 5-9.

Grades: K-4.

Reading L: 1.9

1.9.

Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning,LG,1.9,0.5.

Accelerated Reader AR,LG,1.9 blue,0.5,69954.

Accelerated Reader,Grades K-4,1.9,0.5,SD,Quiz 69954,English fiction, vocabulary quiz available, audio quiz available for beginning readers.

Reading Counts RC,K-2,2.1,1,Quiz: 36421,Guided reading level: K.

BES,Accelerated Reader AR,LG,1.9,0.5.

Reading Counts RC,K-2,2.1,1.0,36421.,WDSD

A Junior Library Guild selection.

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