Eleanor Estes's The Hundred Dresses won a Newbery Honor in 1945 and has never been out of print since. At the heart of the story is Wanda Petronski, a Polish girl in a Connecticut school who is ridiculed by her classmates for wearing the same faded blue dress every day. Wanda claims she has one hundred dresses at home, but everyone knows she doesn't and bullies her mercilessly. The class feels terrible when Wanda is pulled out of the school, but by that time it's too late for apologies. Maddie, one of Wanda's classmates, ultimately decides that she is "never going to stand by and say nothing again." This powerful, timeless story has been reissued with a new letter from the author's daughter Helena Estes, and with the Caldecott artist Louis Slobodkin's original artwork in beautifully restored color.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
"Sensitive, intuitive, restrained . . . will take its place with the books that endure."--Saturday Review
"Written with rare intuition and pictured with warm sympathy and charm."--The Horn Book
"No young person . . . will ever forget it."--Book Week
Eleanor Estes (1906-1988) grew up in West Haven, Connecticut, which she renamed Cranbury for her classic stories about the Moffat and Pye families. A children's librarian for many years, she launched her writing career with the publication of The Moffats in 1941. Two of her outstanding books about the Moffats--Rufus M. and The Middle Moffat--were awarded Newbery Honors, as was her short novel The Hundred Dresses. She won the Newbery Medal for Ginger Pye.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Shipping:
FREE
Within United Kingdom
Book Description Condition: New. Slobodkin, Louis (illustrator). Seller Inventory # 2413314-n
Book Description HRD. Condition: New. Slobodkin, Louis (illustrator). New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. Established seller since 2000. Seller Inventory # WB-9780152051709
Book Description HRD. Condition: New. Slobodkin, Louis (illustrator). New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Seller Inventory # WB-9780152051709
Book Description hardback. Condition: New. Slobodkin, Louis (illustrator). Language: ENG. Seller Inventory # 9780152051709
Book Description Condition: New. Slobodkin, Louis (illustrator). 2004. 1-Simul ed. Hardcover. . . . . . Seller Inventory # V9780152051709
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Slobodkin, Louis (illustrator). Hardcover. Wanda Petronski, a little Polish girl in an American school, is laughed at because she always wears a faded blue dress, until her classmates learn a lesson.'Sensitive, intuitive, restrained.'--Saturday Review Wanda Petronski, a little Polish girl in an American school, is laughed at because she always wears a faded blue dress, until her classmates learn a lesson. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780152051709
Book Description Condition: new. Slobodkin, Louis (illustrator). Book is in NEW condition. Satisfaction Guaranteed! Fast Customer Service!!. Seller Inventory # PSN0152051708
Book Description Condition: New. Slobodkin, Louis (illustrator). Seller Inventory # 2413314-n
Book Description Condition: New. Slobodkin, Louis (illustrator). . Seller Inventory # 52GZZZ00C6EM_ns
Book Description Condition: New. Slobodkin, Louis (illustrator). 2004. 1-Simul ed. Hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9780152051709