This playful and heartwarming tale turns the alphabet into a community of helpers. With vibrant illustrations and clever wordplay, this story teaches phonics, letter recognition, and the power of problem-solving. The surprise ending delivers a gentle message about growing up and finding your own way. When Little i wakes up for the last day of Alphabet School, he discovers his dot is missing! One by one, his lowercase classmates offer creative replacements—from balloons and donuts to kiwis and quarters—each suggestion tied to their letter’s sound and personality. Perfect for ages 4–8, this picture book is part of the Language Is Fun! series, which brings grammar and literacy concepts to life through imaginative storytelling and visual charm. In the Language Is Fun! Series, Fun Characters Teach How to Use Punctuation in Words and Sentences: The Day Punctuation Came to Town - The Mighty Silent e! - Red Rover, Red Rover, Send a Vowel Over: A Picture Book about Vowel Sounds - The Compound Noun Treasure Hunt: A Picture Book about Compound Words "With many alphabet books in circulation, it takes originality and creativity to make another A,B,C book stand out; finding a book like  The Little i Who Lost His Dot  is like finding the sweet blueberry in the mix of the bland" — Tulsa Book Review "As the title indicates, a missing dot becomes the device for a whimsical alphabetic romp. It's the last day of Alphabet School, and Little i hops out of bed to join his friends. But something is amiss. 'Little g gasped, Little p pointed, and Little s stared.' They ask, 'Where is your dot?' Little i hadn't noticed it was missing! All of the letters offer to help find it, bringing him vaguely dotlike objects and using verbs that correspond with their names. 'Little b burst forward with a balloon,' and 'Little d dashed over with a donut.' Little i is offered variously an egg, a gumball, a kiwi, an oyster shell, and more. Cartoonish illustrations present simple letter shapes with pipestem arms and legs, dots for eyes, and small lines for eyebrows and mouths to lend them character; they are a colorful bunch, popping against the mostly white background. While the conceit allows for fairly graceful treatment of Q ("Little q questioned, ‘How about this quarter?'") and Z ('Little z, always last, zoomed over with a zero'), all Little x has to offer is a 'xylophone mallet.' The ending is a clever solution with a twist: Little i left his dot on his pillow—but Capital I, his father, thinks maybe he's big enough to do without anyway. Kids will giggle in delight as they make their own suggestions for dot replacements. (Picture book. 4-8) " — Kirkus Reviews Little i has lost his dot and doesn’t know where to find it. All the other letters try to help, but when his dot can’t be found, they come up with a plan to find a replacement, yet nothing first quite right. Will little i ever find his dot, or will he become known as the little letter who is missing a part? Kimberlee is an award-winning and best-selling children’s author of multiple picture books. She lives on a small farm in Colorado with her husband, sons, and a gaggle of barnyard friends. You can visit her at www.kimberleegard.com. Sandie is an illustrator living in Rancho Cucamonga, California. She graduated with a BA in Studio Art from Cal State University—Fullerton in 2010. Wearer of many hats, Sandie is a freelance illustrator, wife, and mom to two inspirational souls. When she is not drawing, you can find her playing Legos with her kids or sipping coffee with her husband.