The Hundred Dresses
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This Newbery Honor classic, illustrated by a Caldecott Medalist, is a beautifully written tribute to the power of kindness, acceptance, and standing up for what's right. Wanda Petronski is ridiculed by her classmates for wearing the same faded blue dress every day. She claims she has one hundred dresses at home, but everyone knows she doesn’t. When Wanda is pulled out of school one day, the class feels terrible, and classmate Maddie decides that she is "never going to stand by and say nothing again." A timeless, gentle tale about bullies, bystanders, and having the courage to speak up.
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I forgot that I read this book before, now I want to read more children's books. who knows I might find more gems like this book.
This was a great book, and I can't believe I hadn't even heard of it until now. I read this book to my kids. I had such a similar experience in school, it was eerie to read of another girl's experience with the same teasing of a classmate, and feeling guilty for not doing the right thing and standing up for them. It was a great book to show my kids that it doesn't feel good to belittle someone else.
I can remember reading this when I was
a little girl. I remember feeling so
sad for Wanda, wearing her same faded
blue dress to school every day, who
boasted that she had a hundred dresses
at home. I also remember the ending
and loved how Wanda really did have
a hundred dresses. The consolations
of the imagination.
