This Small Blue Dot

With a strong message of interconnectedness, hope and empowerment, This Small Blue Dot follows a little girl exploring the big and small things in life. From contemplating our place on this 'blue dot' to the best Italian, Chinese and Indian desserts, the book provides a broader, more inclusive view of who we are, where we come from and where our dreams may take us. Delivering big lessons with playful humour, the precocious young narrator shares her take on nature and the environment, wisdom from elders, embracing difference, the power of imagination and broccoli. Through this character—loosely based on the author's eldest daughter, whose crayon drawings decorate the endpapers—the author channels lessons learned from his Chinese grandmother and British father. He shares that he wanted to pass on some part of who his daughters are and what they had taught him, in the spirit of generosity and fun. The book is richly illustrated with original pencil and crayon drawings that evoke memories of childhood, capturing lessons on life as well as the fun and strangeness of being part of the human family on Earth.