Great fun, and sure to become many a child's favourite.Īlso in this series: I Had a Favorite Hat, illustrated by Robyn Ng. Julia Denos' whimsical, multi-media creations are just divine in their quirk, movement, detail, colour palette and characterisation. Exuberance shines through again in the use of onomatopoeia and fabulous creative typesetting.Īnother exuberance, beyond the delightful characters, are the illustrations. The text, although on the higher side, is also likeable in that it's very easy to read and enjoy. I'm not personally into 'girlie' stories but this story has such exuberance and charm-anchored in a really cool concept that many mums and daughters can relate to. I didn't expect to love this book as much as I did. I wonder what item of clothing she'll eventually be left with? it, too, becomes too small.Īnd on it goes, with our girl sprouting up and the days of the week rolling by, and her clothes shrinking down down down, thanks to a very creative mum who's a dab hand on the sewing machine. Now her favouritist item of clothing, our girl wears her shirt on Wednesdays, until. Thank goodness for mum who-with a snip snip sew sew, hello!-produces a shirt version of the dress. This little girl simply adores it, wearing it every Tuesday because Tuesday is her favourite day of the week.īut little girls tend to grow, and pretty soon, the Tuesday dress no longer fits. She lives in Houghton, Michigan, with her four children. Boni Ashburn is the author of Hush, Little Dragon and Over at the Castle. Like many kids, our young protagonist has a favourite item of clothing-a fluffy pink dress. : I Had a Favorite Dress (9781633797888) by Ashburn, Boni and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices.
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