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Paperback The Hundred Dresses Book

ISBN: 0590404008

ISBN13: 9780590404006

The Hundred Dresses

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Book Overview

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. This description may be from another edition of this product.

Customer Reviews

49 customer ratings | 9 reviews

Rated 5 stars
This is my all-time favorite book; has been since I found it in 4th grade. I’m 69 now.

I love the sensitivity it teaches to children without being preachy. It puts the reader in the moment and you “feel” the lessons to be learned. While it is great for kids, adults could benefit from it as well!

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Rated 5 stars
Beautiful Story

Beautifully illustrated story that shines a light on bullying and prejudice. Great lesson for children of all ages. Quick Read

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Rated 5 stars
Beautiful Images with a Beautiful Story

I had this book as a child and read it over and over and over. I felt something haunting about it, it was so unique among my books. The story is about a young girl who is not a mean person, but who becomes part of a crowd of bullies through peer pressure and social awkwardness. She's clearly troubled by what the other kids are doing, but is too afraid to stand up to them until one day it's too late and she runs out of chances...

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Rated 5 stars
Read as an Adult

A wonderful book about finding out that what you think might not be true, and what is true is true!

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Rated 4 stars
Triste y Bello

Todos los días Wanda Petronski venia a la escuela con el mismo vestido -- siempre limpio pero bien usado. Así que por que diría que tenia cien vestidos, todos en fila, su armario en casa? Era una idea tan increíble que Peggy, la chica mas popular de la clase, no podía resistir burlarse de Wanda todos los días. Maddie, la mejor amiga de Peggy, sabia lo que era ser pobre y odiaba lo que las chicas hacían a Wanda. Pero no se...

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