Wednesday, February 15, 2023

The Hundred Dresses by Robyn W

PQ14.4 A Novel Project is "The Hundred Dresses." (#ad) a book I read in 4th Grade that has stayed in my head and heart forever.

Never out of print since its 1944 publication, 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, an immigrant girl in an American school, is ridiculed for wearing the same faded blue dress every day. When she tells her classmates that she has one hundred dresses at home, she unwittingly triggers a game of teasing that eventually ends in a lesson for all.


It made quite an impression on me then and still does. I recently bought four copies of the book, one for each grandchild and one to keep. In this current atmosphere of bullying and mean-spirited dialogue, seemingly everywhere, it’s a good story that resonates IMO.

Created by Robyn Wimmer

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