The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Hundred Dresses
Book Review: Every kid should read this book
Summary: 5 Stars
A child is being made fun of by schoolmates. Another child stays quiet, uncomfortable with the situation. She is fearful that if she says anything, she will become a target. Eventually all the kids realize that they have acted badly, but it's too late to make restitution as the "victim" has moved away. Gives a great moral message without being preachy.Book Review: The Hundred Dresses
Summary: 4 Stars
Wanda Petronski is a poor Polish child living with her father in Boggins Heights. She wears the same ill-fitting blue dress every day. One day Wanda tells the other girls that she has one hundred beautiful dresses in her closet. The other girls don't believe her because she wears the same dress every day. The girls make up the hundred dresses game to tease Wanda. Maddie decides one day that the hundred dresses game is wrong but she is afraid to stand up to the other girls. Then Wanda isn't at school for several days. When there is a contest at school nobody thinks about Wanda until her one hundred drawings of her dresses win the contest. All the other children are amazed at Wanda's drawings. The teacher tells them that Wanda has moved away and that they will have to forward her award to her new home. Maddie decides to write Wanda a letter apologizing for teasing her and send it to her new address. She never finds out if Wanda gets the letter but she learns a valuable lesson about the consequences of her actions. This is an older book but it teaches valuable lessons about teasing and prejudice. It also teaches children that there are consequences to their actions. This is a great book to have in your classroom or at home. This book is on reading lists for grades 4 - 6 but the lessons it teaches can be used for children of all ages. This book can be used in connection with language arts, social studies, and math.Book Review: Teach your children kindness!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I remember reading this book with my parents and really being moved. Even at a young age this book makes a lasting impression. My mom told me she and my dad just read it again aloud to each other.Book Review: Looking for a Good Book? Try this book!
Summary: 5 Stars
The book I read was The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes. It is about a girl who gets teased a lot and tells half lies because of it. This book does not show diversity because she was teased by the others. I like this book because it has a [lesson].Book Review: Read This Book it's the Best!
Summary: 4 Stars
The book I read was The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes. It was about a girl named Wanda who was being teased and handled it in a strange way. The book displayed Diversity when Peggy was saying that Wanda was poor. I liked this book because I learned a lot about teasing. By A.B.