# Tod The Dot

> One tiny dot, alone in an empty space — until curiosity turns nothing into a whole world. Tod is just a dot: curious, easily delighted, just as easily spooked. Two dots join and become a line; then a sharp-tempered Triangle, a grumpy old Square and a loud, rolling Circle show him their corners and curves. Tod never becomes another shape — he meets them, plays with them, and discovers that together they can invent a whole world of new ones. A hand-painted watercolor picture book about shapes for ages 3–6.

## Facts

- Title: Tod The Dot
- Authors: Antônio Neto (story & script), Sérgio Saleiro (art & illustration)
- Age: 3–6
- Pages: 40
- Release: December 2026
- Price: US$ 14.99
- Editions: English edition: Tod The Dot; Brazilian Portuguese edition: Oto o Ponto
- Art: Hand-painted watercolor; every shape cut out by hand
- Characters: Tod (a dot), The Line, The Triangle, The Square, The Circle
- Series: Book one of three. In production: “Tod The Dot and the Origin of Colors”, “Tod The Dot Goes to the Zoo”

## Who it is for

- Parents and gift-givers: a bedtime picture book for ages 3–6.
- Preschool and kindergarten teachers: a story that introduces the basic shapes — line, triangle, square and circle.
- Bilingual families: an English edition (Tod The Dot) and a Brazilian Portuguese edition (Oto o Ponto).
- Picture-book art lovers: every page hand-painted in watercolor, every shape cut out by hand.

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![Front cover of Tod The Dot: a tiny dot at the center of a light-blue watercolor big bang, the title built from painted shapes](https://www.todthedot.com/_astro/cover-k2.Dfwz7tFj_8wL20.webp?dpl=dpl_6895GLuuSge3wYz3egQ4uZUbaQ8R)

## A dot discovers the world of shapes.

One tiny dot, alone in an empty space — until curiosity turns nothing into a whole world.

OUR HERO

### Curious and Innocent. He is just a dot.

Tod is a dot, and that is the whole of him — curious, easily delighted, just as easily spooked, and quietly bothered by how much nothing surrounds him.

He never becomes another shape. He meets them, plays with them, and discovers that together they can invent a whole world of new ones.

Look, a Squarangle!

![Tod, a small hand-painted gray dot](https://www.todthedot.com/_astro/art-dot-cut.DEXwdF9f_e8Igx.webp?dpl=dpl_6895GLuuSge3wYz3egQ4uZUbaQ8R)

![A painted square with an orange triangle on top, standing like a little house](https://www.todthedot.com/_astro/squarangle-plum.CIyDl3gC_Z188YjO.webp?dpl=dpl_6895GLuuSge3wYz3egQ4uZUbaQ8R)

THE ART

![A table covered in taped watercolor sheets, brushes, pigments and glass mixing cups](https://www.todthedot.com/_astro/proc-studio-table-v2.rqLP3pXI_1Dd4MF.webp?dpl=dpl_6895GLuuSge3wYz3egQ4uZUbaQ8R)

### Paper, water, pigment. Nothing else.

Every shape was painted on paper, one wash at a time — taped down, dried, cut out, arranged by hand. The uneven edges and the pigment that blooms are the point, not a defect.

Storyboarded in marker on a kitchen table before a single page was painted. No AI wrote it, drew it, or colored it.

The process

From marker storyboard to cut-out shape — swipe through how the book was made.

![Purple square and orange triangle cut from painted paper](https://www.todthedot.com/_astro/proc-04.CEUhJjb__1I9I7I.webp?dpl=dpl_6895GLuuSge3wYz3egQ4uZUbaQ8R)

![A painted line and dot on a folded sheet](https://www.todthedot.com/_astro/proc-06.BbdqEvTT_p2oEc.webp?dpl=dpl_6895GLuuSge3wYz3egQ4uZUbaQ8R)

![Marker storyboard of the whole book, panels circled in yellow](https://www.todthedot.com/_astro/proc-storyboard-1.CnVE0Ej2_Z1unr8G.webp?dpl=dpl_6895GLuuSge3wYz3egQ4uZUbaQ8R)

![Second storyboard sheet in marker with shape sequences](https://www.todthedot.com/_astro/proc-storyboard-2.Bm4AHx0n_Z1VceIX.webp?dpl=dpl_6895GLuuSge3wYz3egQ4uZUbaQ8R)

![Sketchbook layout with a watercolor triangle and placeholder text](https://www.todthedot.com/_astro/proc-sketchbook.BzoTFnZy_ZcMnah.webp?dpl=dpl_6895GLuuSge3wYz3egQ4uZUbaQ8R)

### A geometric adventure.

![A single dot glowing in the dark](https://www.todthedot.com/_astro/bw-void-dot.CfQk2V4w_8Wh30.webp?dpl=dpl_6895GLuuSge3wYz3egQ4uZUbaQ8R)

A single dot in the void.

![Two dots joined by a line](https://www.todthedot.com/_astro/bw-dot-line.DQOPqPLe_Z1fi4X9.webp?dpl=dpl_6895GLuuSge3wYz3egQ4uZUbaQ8R)

Two dots join and become a line.

![A purple square joined to an orange triangle](https://www.todthedot.com/_astro/page-07.cf_hyKXu_Z1qXXFq.webp?dpl=dpl_6895GLuuSge3wYz3egQ4uZUbaQ8R)

Shapes meet and team up.

![A blue square with an orange roof, a house](https://www.todthedot.com/_astro/art-house.BnUcDX3D_Z15mJLT.webp?dpl=dpl_6895GLuuSge3wYz3egQ4uZUbaQ8R)

Together, they build a house.

### Tod is alone in the void

One small dot in an endless space. That’s how our hero’s journey begins — right after he appears out of the dark.

![The opening double page of Tod The Dot](https://www.todthedot.com/_astro/page-01.C0JhR7c1_1a3Xzx.webp?dpl=dpl_6895GLuuSge3wYz3egQ4uZUbaQ8R)

### Creative connections

Exploring the world and making friends, Tod keeps finding new shapes — and the creative power of connecting.

![Two dots traveling toward each other along a dotted path](https://www.todthedot.com/_astro/page-04.ByLSCUZK_2dYq5j.webp?dpl=dpl_6895GLuuSge3wYz3egQ4uZUbaQ8R)

![The two dots joined into a single line](https://www.todthedot.com/_astro/page-05.Ck052Gm3_s2byw.webp?dpl=dpl_6895GLuuSge3wYz3egQ4uZUbaQ8R)

### Meeting the shapes

One by one, new friends show the dot their corners and curves. An adventure he comes out of knowing more.

![An orange watercolor triangle on a yellow wash](https://www.todthedot.com/_astro/page-13.a94vJA3D_Z1EnQeQ.webp?dpl=dpl_6895GLuuSge3wYz3egQ4uZUbaQ8R)

![A small world of squares, triangles and a yellow ground](https://www.todthedot.com/_astro/page-11.M0N1DUq0_1sd3sR.webp?dpl=dpl_6895GLuuSge3wYz3egQ4uZUbaQ8R)

Tod's friends

**The Line** — Free spirit. Spontaneous. Goes wherever she likes. “I’m the Line, the union of two dots.”

**The Triangle** — Sharp-tempered, rude, three points of attitude. “Ugh, leave me alone, you annoying little dot!”

**The Square** — Grumpy, tired, and far too old for this. “I’m too old to be carrying this triangle.”

**The Circle** — Chaotic, loud, and certain he is the best. “Woo-hoo! Let’s roll around!”

### About the authors

**Antônio Neto** — Story & script

**Sérgio Saleiro** — Art & illustration

The series

### Tod has more to explore...

Each book hands children one more piece of the geometric world, in the same hand-painted watercolor.

![Cover of book one: a tiny dot at the center of a light-blue watercolor big bang](https://www.todthedot.com/_astro/cover-k2.Dfwz7tFj_8wL20.webp?dpl=dpl_6895GLuuSge3wYz3egQ4uZUbaQ8R)

Tod The Dot

Point, line, triangle, square, circle — all together in one geometric adventure.

Coming December 2026

![Cover mockup of book two: a white arc painted on a blue sky](https://www.todthedot.com/_astro/art-sky-arc-wide.vL7p6QhQ_68AlG.webp?dpl=dpl_6895GLuuSge3wYz3egQ4uZUbaQ8R)

Tod The Dot and the Origin of Colors

Tod discovers that shapes have a whole new side, in an adventure full of color.

![Cover mockup of book three: an orange triangle and a white dot on a blue sky](https://www.todthedot.com/_astro/art-sky-triangle-dot.CNCwTh_D_Z1Ao73j.webp?dpl=dpl_6895GLuuSge3wYz3egQ4uZUbaQ8R)

Tod The Dot Goes to the Zoo

When Tod heads into the wild, strange shapes come alive.

### Start with a dot

Tod The Dot, book one. Hand-painted in watercolor, printed for small hands.

* Price: US$ 14.99
* Language: English
* Age: Ages 3–6

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