The Hundred Dresses

by Eleanor Estes Narrated by Bethany Lind

Overview

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.

Editorial Reviews

Publishers Weekly

Classic titles return in time for the gift-giving season. For a new generation of readers, Eleanor Estes's long-treasured title, The Hundred Dresses (1944), illus. by Louis Slobodkin, appears in its 60th anniversary finery with newly "restored color" in the artwork. Wanda faces mockery at school, both because of her "funny" last name (Petron-ski) and her claims that she has 100 dresses at home even though she wears the same one to school each day. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

From the Publisher

"Sensitive, intuitive, restrained . . . will take its place with the books that endure."—Saturday Review "Written with rare intuition and pictured with warm sympathy and charm."—The Horn Book "No young person . . . will ever forget it."—Book Week —

OCT/NOV 99 - AudioFile

Wanda Petronski is the unwitting star of this sad little story that speaks to all of us. Wanda definitely stands out in Room 13--she has a Polish name, lives in a poor part of town and has only one dress to wear to school. To defend herself against her classmates' taunts, she brags that she has one hundred beautiful dresses in her closet. Narrator Moore perfectly captures the mocking of the girls, along with Wanda's wounded young voice, as well as the voice of the only girl who feels guilty about the cruel behavior. Moore's delivery, at once distraught and sparkling, creates a visual picture for this appearance-driven story. Her pace perfectly matches the clever surprise ending. S.G.B. © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940175962209
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	03/08/2022
Edition description:	Unabridged
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years