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The Hundred Dresses, September 2004
Hardcover

THE HUNDRED DRESSES
By: Eleanor Estes

Harcourt Children's Books
September 2004
On Sale: September 1, 2004
96 pages
ISBN: 0152051708
EAN: 9780152051709
Hardcover
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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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