Ewert, M. (2008). 10,000 dresses (R. Ray, Illustrator). New York, NY: Seven Stories Press.
Summary: Bailey dreams about dresses, beautiful dresses of all kinds made of unusual and special materials. These are dresses she wants. Her parents aren't supportive of her dreams because she is "a boy". Bailey doesn't give up and finds someone to support her.
Summary: Bailey dreams about dresses, beautiful dresses of all kinds made of unusual and special materials. These are dresses she wants. Her parents aren't supportive of her dreams because she is "a boy". Bailey doesn't give up and finds someone to support her.
Review: A beautiful and bittersweet story. The parents infuriate me but I love how Bailey is able to find a friend and ally.
Diversity: This picture book focuses on a child who does not identify with her assigned gender. Bailey's story is such a needed story in elementary schools. Research shows that some children know they do not match with their assigned gender at really early ages, kindergarten or even preschool. This book is a mirror for those children and a window for other children.
Diversity: This picture book focuses on a child who does not identify with her assigned gender. Bailey's story is such a needed story in elementary schools. Research shows that some children know they do not match with their assigned gender at really early ages, kindergarten or even preschool. This book is a mirror for those children and a window for other children.
Suggestions for Teachers: This book would be a great read-aloud text when studying identity. It also should be a book facing out in classroom libraries so students have access. It should be one that isn't passed up for book talks.
Reading Level:
- Quantitative: Lexile 540L, ATOS Book Level 2.75-5.14, Flesh-Kincaid 1.98-5.34, 3.53-6.13 RMM
- Qualitative: This text is moderately complex; it is chronological and there is repetition in events. The language is simple and the images help describe the immense possibility symbolized in Bailey's dream dresses. Understanding that symbolism will be difficult for some children. The themes of perseverance, acceptance and friendship are accessible. It might be difficult for young children to see parents as unsupportive. Older children may be able to make more meaning about the symbolism in this text.
Common Core State Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.2
Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text.
Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.3
Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events
Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.7
Explain how specific aspects of a text's illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting)
Explain how specific aspects of a text's illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting)
Relevant links: YouTube Teacher's Guide, Teaching Books, Pillow Project
Subjects/Themes: family, community, acceptance, perseverance, discrimination
Subjects/Themes: family, community, acceptance, perseverance, discrimination
Awards:
Finalist, 2008 Lambda Literary Awards
2009 Rainbow List Book
Honor Book, 2010 Stonewall Children's and Young Adult Literature Award
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