Little Dot #164

In "The Dotted Cloth," Jo finds herself unexpectedly outbid at an auction—only to win a seemingly ordinary scrap of fabric covered in dots. What follows is a playful, imaginative journey as she discovers the cloth’s surprising ability to stretch far beyond reason, sparking delight and mischief in equal measure.

In "Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone," Dot uses her Uncle’s new invisibility device and accidentally eavesdrops on her friends’ conversations—only to realize each time they’re not talking about her at all, but another girl named Dot. The mix-up leads to a series of funny, heartfelt moments as Dot navigates the chaos of mistaken identity, all while trying to keep her invisibility a secret.

In "Uncle Touchy," Dot tries to help Lotta keep her uncle company, but it’s no easy feat—his job defusing bombs has made him so jumpy that even a dropped spoon sends him into a panic. With nerves on edge and every sound a potential explosion, the quiet moments are the hardest to keep.

In "Shadowed," young Richie is stunned to learn his father has assigned Cadbury to keep an eye on him, turning an ordinary day into a game of cat-and-mouse. As Richie tries one clever trick after another to shake his shadow, the line between clever evasion and being truly followed begins to blur—just when he thinks he’s escaped, the question lingers: is Cadbury still out there?