“All beginnings are hard”: It is often difficult to start something new. In The Dot, Amalya’s drawing remains blank at the end of art class. But we cannot succeed unless we dare start. In order to reach the goal we have set for ourselves, we must take the first step toward it. For Amalya (Vashti in the English version), her teacher’s faith in her set her creative wheels in motion; and following this experience, she learned how to encourage others. Now she guides those around her to take one step at a time, one dot at a time.