The Mathical Committee loves Six Dots and feels this biographical story told from the perspective of the young inventor Louis Braille, will likely inspire children to recognize their own limitless potential. The committee notes that persistence, spatial reasoning, and tactile diagrams are incorporated in the story. The committee appreciates that the book showcases a real-life problem that is solved in a smart way by a very young person. The problem solving and pattern making aspects of this book make it a delightful math-ish story told at just the right level for its audience. – Carolyn Pfister, Mathical Selection Committee
Louis Braille was just five years old when he lost his sight. He was a clever boy, determined to live like everyone else, and what he wanted more than anything was to be able to read. Even at the school for the blind in Paris, there were no books for him. And so he invented his own alphabet—a whole new system for writing that could be read by touch. A system so ingenious that it is still used by the blind community today.
– Book description from publisher