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Books in Dot series

  • Rocket Out of the Park

    Andrea Cascardi, The Jim Henson Company

    Paperback (Candlewick Entertainment, April 9, 2019)
    It’s time for Dot and her friends to build rockets at the Creative Fair, where the sky’s the limit for ingenuity.Dot is at the Creative Fair, where everyone’s excited about making fizz-powered rockets. “Make your rocket ship your own!” says Dot’s mom. Dot is keen on making the fastest rocket of them all, with no decorations to weigh it down. When it’s time for lift-off, Dot’s rocket soars out of sight, while Ruby’s snows down glitter, Nev and Dev’s sprays out shaving cream, and Hal’s makes a huge noise. Everyone’s rockets are totally different, and it turns out they’re all the best!
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  • Leaf It to Dot

    Andrea Cascardi, The Jim Henson Company

    Paperback (Candlewick Entertainment, April 9, 2019)
    When Dot goes on a scouting trip with Dad, her tablet helps her spot incredible things — but it’s awesome to see nature with her own eyes, too. Dot and her dad are on a Rangeroo Scavenger Hunt with her best friend, Hal, and her dog, Scratch. Dad loves being outdoors with the trees, birds, and fresh air. Dot loves looking things up on her tablet. When Dad sees an owl flying by or spots moose tracks, Dot has her eyes on her screen and misses them. But she’s a wiz at using photo recognition to ID them and check them off on her scavenger hunt list! Maybe old-school hunting plus tech-savvy skills make a winning team?
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  • Leaf It to Dot

    Andrea Cascardi, The Jim Henson Company

    Hardcover (Candlewick Entertainment, April 9, 2019)
    When Dot goes on a scouting trip with Dad, her tablet helps her spot incredible things — but it’s awesome to see nature with her own eyes, too.Dot and her dad are on a Rangeroo Scavenger Hunt with her best friend, Hal, and her dog, Scratch. Dad loves being outdoors with the trees, birds, and fresh air. Dot loves looking things up on her tablet. When Dad sees an owl flying by or spots moose tracks, Dot has her eyes on her screen and misses them. But she’s a wiz at using photo recognition to ID them and check them off on her scavenger hunt list! Maybe old-school hunting plus tech-savvy skills make a winning team?
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  • Rocket Out of the Park

    Andrea Cascardi, The Jim Henson Company

    Hardcover (Candlewick Entertainment, April 9, 2019)
    It’s time for Dot and her friends to build rockets at the Creative Fair, where the sky’s the limit for ingenuity.Dot is at the Creative Fair, where everyone’s excited about making fizz-powered rockets. “Make your rocket ship your own!” says Dot’s mom. Dot is keen on making the fastest rocket of them all, with no decorations to weigh it down. When it’s time for liftoff, Dot’s rocket soars out of sight, while Ruby’s snows down glitter, Nev and Dev’s sprays out shaving cream, and Hal’s makes a huge noise. Everyone’s rockets are totally different, and it turns out they’re all the best!
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  • Dot Goes Fishing

    Candlewick Press, The Jim Henson Company

    Hardcover (Candlewick Entertainment, April 21, 2020)
    It’s fishing day with Dad, and Dot has packed the coolest tech she can find to make it a huge success. But is there something she’s missing? A new adventure based on the animated TV series Dot.Dot is all set to spend the day on the lake fishing with her dad. They’ve got fishing rods, bait, and lots of sandwiches. And since Dad always comes home from his fishing trips empty-handed, Dot has figured out the perfect high-tech way to make this the most successful trip ever: the Fisherman Joe Fish-Finder! All she has to do is put this amazing frog gadget in the water and open up the app on her tablet, and she and Dad can use sonar to detect all the fish in the lake. But Dot and Dad get a little more than they bargained for when the gadget gets eaten by a giant fish that is bent on traveling with it. Can Dad’s old-school fishing expertise help save the day?
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  • Dot: For Pet's Sake

    Candlewick Press, The Jim Henson Company

    Hardcover (Candlewick Entertainment, Sept. 8, 2020)
    Could Dot’s new pet-sitting service be too popular? With a comically unruly menagerie under her wing, a frazzled Dot finds that even her trusty app has a limit.Dot has volunteered to take care of a friend’s cat for the weekend, and word is spreading quickly that she’s begun a pet-sitting service. Before she knows it, Dot has a cat, a dog, a bird, a goldfish, and a tarantula to look after! But with Hal there to help, and a handy Pet Pal app tracking each pet’s needs, Dot is certain she can keep everything under control. And for a while, it seems like she can . . . until the bird flies out of its cage, the tarantula escapes its terrarium, and the cat runs out the back door. It’s pet pandemonium! With this many animals, can Dot and Hal ever restore order and make sure each pet gets the attention it needs? Animal lovers, tech aficionados, and Dot. fans alike will relate to this funny foray into biting off more than you can chew—and the power of saying no.
  • Dot Unplugged

    Candlewick Press, The Jim Henson Company

    Hardcover (Candlewick Entertainment, Feb. 11, 2020)
    Can Dot and her family make it through a rainy day without any tech?It’s pouring rain, and the power’s gone out at Dot’s house. Should they take it as a challenge to honor the National Day of Unplugging? Playing outside is out of the question, and so is using the many devices Dot is accustomed to. But what might the basement hold? Dot, her friend Hal, Mom, Dad, and Scratch find lots of exciting stuff, including an old spinner game. It turns out it’s super fun to watch Dad do charades, Mom speed-sculpt from clay, Hal tweet-sing a song, and Dot hunt for something surprising. Their improvised game keeps them so entertained, they just might decide to stay unplugged a bit longer!
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