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Six Dots: A Young Story of Louis Braille

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Six Dots: A Young Story of Louis Braille

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Written by: Jen Bryant
Illustrated by: Boris Kulikov

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Throughout this book, the author takes the readers through Louis Braille's life. It starts with him being a child, his hardships and the accomplishments that he had made. When he became blind, he wanted to help others like him be able to read and enjoy life just the same. He learned how to walk, feel objects to understand the world around him through darkness. My favorite part of this book is that it teaches children about not giving up on their dreams and pushing themselves, despite the hardships that they face. It also brings awareness of blindness to students to imagine what life was like back then and how people who are blind still face challenges today but are not seen as incapable, like Louis Braille felt in this picture book. He writes, "But I didn't want people to feel sorry for me. I just wanted to read and to write on my own, like everyone else."

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Written by Jane Shoenberg
Illustrated by Cambria Evans

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Stuey Lewis is a 2nd grader who goes through typical challenges that a 2nd grader may face. He has divorced parents, an older brother who picks on him, and he has trouble reading and being confident in himself with sports. Throughout these stories, Stuey learns valuable lessons after each chapter which is great for a 2nd grader to learn about. The stories include a chapter called, "The Reading Wizard" where he learns that it takes time and practice to be an avid reader and not to give up or compare himself to others. The second chapter is called, "The Halloween Caper" where Stuey plays a Halloween prank with his best friend and brother where they bond more. The third is called "Footsteps" where Stuey tries his best at soccer and worries he won't fill "his brother's shoes" but learns he will have his own footsteps. Lastly, my favorite chapter, called "Secret Friends" is about when Stuey wraps up the school year a new kid.  He learns so many lessons and in this chapter, his teacher plays a "secret game" called Secret Friends. Each child is assigned a friend where they do secret special things for each other, without the other person noticing. Stuey realizes that his partner, Lilly, is not as "annoying" through this game and they begin to really like each other. He realizes that everyone should be given more than one chance and doing nice things for people out of the kindness of your heart can go a long way. My students this year hope that we can read the next set about Stuey where he takes on the new challenges of 3rd grade!

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This picture book is a biography about Louis Braille and his life.

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This book is a chapter book to get 2nd graders hooked on "really reading." It has four different stories that teach valuable lessons to students.