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Available
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Description
A young boy faces adversity from classmates when he wears an orange dress at school.
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Collection
Publication
Groundwood Books (2014), 32 pages
User reviews
LibraryThing member Sullywriter
A little boy named Morris loves painting, puzzles, running around outside, pretending to be an astronaut, and wearing a tangerine dress from the dress-up center at school. A thoughtful, sensitive, reassuring story beautifully told and illustrated.
LibraryThing member DanielleMD
A beautiful book about being yourself. I would highly recommend this for any child, or grown up for that matter. Just lovely.
LibraryThing member Salsabrarian
A sensitive treatment of a boy who likes wearing an orange dress from the dress-up center at school. Not a pedantic note at all and completely affirming.
LibraryThing member kellyknight01
Morris Micklewhite wears a tangerine-colored dress and high heels at any chance he gets. Morris loves the way it crinkles and looks like tigers and his moms hair. However, no one wants to spend time with him because "boys shouldn't wear dresses". After being scared into staying home, Morris comes
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up with his own world that all his classmates want to join. They realize that the dress doesn't matter. What matters is their friendship and who Morris is. Show Less
LibraryThing member libheroine
Morris loves his Tangerine dress. This book addresses his preferences successfully and sweetly.
LibraryThing member ChelleBearss
This is a really great book for teaching acceptance to small children. Morris has his own reasons for loving the tangerine dress and the other students have a hard time looking past the fact that “boys don’t wear dresses”. I loved that my daughter asked questions and we were able to have a
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discussion about boys and girls liking the same things and accepting people for who they are. Show Less
LibraryThing member Rvalencia
This little boy is fearless. He decided to put on the tangerine dress in the dress up section at school and gets made fun of by his classmates, especially the boys. He paints a cool adventure painting and wins them over, even with the dress. I like this book because it could encourage older kids to
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have more acceptance. Show Less
LibraryThing member SkyD17
Morris is a young boy who lives with his mother and cat. He loves to play dress up at school and wear dresses and heels. The other kids at school make fun of him about it yet Morris uses his personality and imagination to help the kids see that his wearing of a dress doesn't change who he is. This
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is realistic fiction because there are little boys who like "girl things" and get picked on for it but it is also fiction because it is a made up story about a made up character. I would use this for intermediate children. Illustrations: charcoal, watercolor, pastel, photoshop. Show Less
LibraryThing member HeidiSki
I am so fortunate to have this book in my library collection. It tells the story of young Morris, who loves school. He loves painting, puzzles, snack time ,and the tangerine dress in the dress up area. When his classmates begin to tease him about wearing a dress, Morris suddenly finds he has a
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stomach ache and can’t go to school. Will Morris find strength to be himself? (Emily J. review for the Stonewall Book Award) Show Less
LibraryThing member jennybeast
Be who you are, feel good about it. I like that message, and this is a very nice boy in a dress book, better than most that I have read. Swish swish swish goes the tangerine dress.
Original language
English
Original publication date
2014
Physical description
32 p.; 10.5 inches
ISBN
9781554983476