The Hundred Dresses

Name: The Hundred Dresses
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Eleanor Estes
ISBN: 9780358727927

Author: Eleanor Estes

Narrator: Bethany Lind

Unabridged: 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Clarion Books

Published: 03/08/2022

Categories: Children's Fiction, Classic Children's Stories, Children's Social Themes

Synopsis

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.

About Eleanor Estes

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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Hilary on January 20, 2021

A moving story with an important message and absolutely beautiful illustrations. Wanda is looked down upon at school, she only has one dress and her surname is seen as 'funny' by the rest of the children. She lives in a poor part of town with her dad and her brother. Wanda is bullied and the girls who......more

Goodreads review by Moonkiszt on October 06, 2024

Featured in a set of lovely sessions reading with grandkids. Eleanor Estes' story weaving, combined with the artwork of Louis Slobodkin, spun the tale of Maddie, a girl with big regrets. I first heard it in a kindergarten class, sitting criss-cross-applesauce amongst my fellows. The teacher I worship......more