Morris Micklewhite and the tangerine dress
Summary:
The protagonist is a boy who loves to use his imagination. But most of all, he loves wearing the tangerine dress in his classroom’s dress-up center. The children in his class don’t understand. Dresses, they say, are for girls. And he isn’t welcome in the spaceship some of his classmates are building.
Edited by: Biblioteka Sarajeva (Bosnia Herzegovina)
Comment:
A very good look at a sensitive and artistic child who is bullied for not following gender norms. The protagonist loves the swishy, crinkly tangerine-colored dress in the costume box at school. He wears it every chance he gets and lets the dress fuel all of his imaginative play. A quietly supportive and loving mother is present. Well-written text, very nice illustrations.