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The Hundred Dresses

by Eleanor Estes and Louis Slobodkin

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Publisher Comments:

Never out of print since its 1944 publication, this tender story offers readers of all ages a timeless message of compassion and understanding. At its heart is Wanda Petronski, an immigrant girl in an American school, who 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.

In restoring the reproduction of Louis Slobodkin's artwork, this new edition recaptures the original vivid color. And to celebrate the book's enhanced beauty, Helena Estes, the daughter of the author, has written a new letter to readers about the true story behind The Hundred Dresses.

Synopsis:

A restored edition of a classic, award-winning book about prejudice and understanding.

About the Author

Eleanor Estes (1906-1988), a children's librarian for many years, launched her writing career with the publication of The Moffats in 1941. Two of her books about the Moffats are Newbery Honor Books, as is The Hundred Dresses. She won the Newbery Medal for Ginger Pye in 1952.

Louis Slobodkin (1903-1975) illustrated more than ninety books for children, many of which he also wrote. Among his most enduring illustrations are those for the Moffats series by Eleanor Estes, and those for James Thurber's Many Moons, for which Slobodkin received the 1944 Caldecott Medal.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780152051709
Author:
Eleanor Estes and Louis Slobodkin
Publisher:
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P
Introduction:
Slobodkin, Louis
Illustrator:
Slobodkin, Louis
Author:
Slobodkin, Louis
Author:
Estes, Eleanor
Author:
Estes, Helena
Location:
Orlando, Fla.
Subject:
Friendship
Subject:
Classics
Subject:
Social Situations - Friendship
Subject:
Children's 9-12 - Literature - Classics / Contemporary
Subject:
Social Situations - Prejudice & Racism
Subject:
Children's 4-8 - Literature / Classics
Subject:
Polish americans
Subject:
General Juvenile Fiction
Subject:
Social Issues - Friendship
Subject:
Social Issues - Prejudice & Racism
Subject:
Situations / Prejudice & Racism
Subject:
Childrens classics
Copyright:
Edition Description:
1-Simul
Series Volume:
1.8
Publication Date:
20040931
Binding:
HARDCOVER
Grade Level:
from 1 to 4
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Full-color illustrations
Pages:
96
Dimensions:
8.38 x 6.5 in 0.81 lb
Age Level:
06-10

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