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Buy this book from Amazon! 		The Hundred Dresses
by Eleanor Estes, Louis Slobodkin
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Tags: dresses, girls, teasing
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Never out of print since its 1944 publication, this tender story offers readers of all ages a timeless message of compassion and understanding. At its heart is Wanda Petronski, an immigrant girl in an American school, who is ridiculed for wearing the same faded blue dress every day. When she tells her classmates that she has one hundred dresses at home, she unwittingly triggers a game of teasing that eventually ends in a lesson for all.

In restoring the reproduction of Louis Slobodkin's artwork, this new edition recaptures the original vivid color. And to celebrate the book's enhanced beauty, Helena Estes, the daughter of the author, has written a new letter to readers about the true story behind The Hundred Dresses.
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Written by Galoshes on 09/28/2008
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This book may feel a little dated at first, but the lesson is still very timely. I often use this book with my class when teasing or bullying starts. The pain the bullies cause is very real and honestly portrayed in this book.