10,000 Dresses

Illustrated by Rex Ray
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Product Details

ISBN-10 1-58322-850-0
ISBN-13 978-1-58322-850-0
Publication Date Nov 2008
Nb of pages 32
Illustration type Illustrations, color
Dimensions 8 x 10 in.
Original Publication 2008

Description

Finalist, 2008 Lambda Literary Awards

2009 Rainbow List Book

Honor Book, 2010 Stonewall Children's and Young Adult Literature Award

Every night, Bailey dreams about magical dresses: dresses made of crystals and rainbows, dresses made of flowers, dresses made of windows. . . . Unfortunately, when Bailey's awake, no one wants to hear about these beautiful dreams. Quite the contrary. "You're a BOY!" Mother and Father tell Bailey. "You shouldn't be thinking about dresses at all." Then Bailey meets Laurel, an older girl who is touched and inspired by Bailey's imagination and courage. In friendship, the two of them begin making dresses together. And Bailey's dreams come true!

This gorgeous picture book—a modern fairy tale about becoming the person you feel you are inside—will delight people of all ages.


Reviews

Press Reviews

School Library Journal
I had a graduate student come up to my reference desk the other day asking for picture books where the characters acted out non-traditional gender roles. When this happens (and it happens more than
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- Elizabeth Bird

ForeWord Magazine
Probably the most daring book to hit the children's market since Heather Has Two Mommies.
- Elizabeth Breau

Rainbow Rumpus
Great for any kid who knows someone who is different or who may feel a little different themselves sometimes.

San Francisco Chronicle
[A] luminous little book.

CURVE magazine
Bailey's story and Rex Ray's imaginative illustrations will make this groundbreaking children's book a big hit at home. It's an uplifting, trans-positive book about friendship, dreams, and wonder.
- Tania Hammidi

Bay Area Parent
Groundbreaking.

Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) Newsletter
[10,000 Dresses] is a wonderful story that lets you see the world through the eyes of a gender variant child.

Bay Windows, New England's Largest GLBT Newspaper
Bailey may continue to inspire families in new ways with her bravery and artistic vision.

Mombian.com
The striking collage and paint illustrations by graphic designer Rex Ray bring Bailey's real and imagined worlds to life with distinct style.

Edge Boston
Bailey is a wonderful creation, but then again so are the dresses she dreams up; the illustrations by Rex Ray have a sleek, artful look.

CarnalNation.com
A copy of this book and some understanding listening could be the start toward easing the inevitable difficulties faced by [gender-variant] families. 10,000 Dresses belongs on the shelf of every primary school library.

Philadelphia Gay News
Beginning with the vibrant sunburst and smiling child on its cover, Marcus Ewert's 10,000 Dresses is a joyous book about self-acceptance and identity. It is also the only children's
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- Dana Rudolph

Windy City Times
Delightful. . . . This short and lovely book gives young gender-non-conforming children a fantasy world where their dreams do come true.
- Yasmin Nair

Pam's House Review
[10,000 Dresses] is no doubt as important a work as Heather Has Two Mommies, and it certainly is as well done.
- Autumn Sandeen

Sacramento Transgender Coalition
Simply, but elegantly written and beautifully illustrated. . . a classic "finding happiness in who you are" kind of tale.



Experts

In the tradition of Charlotte Zolotow’s classic children’s book, William’s Doll, 10,000 Dresses is a wonderful story about staying true to oneself. . .
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-Lesléa Newman, author of Heather has Two Mommies

I love this book. If I had this book growing up, I might have felt better about my dress-wearing habit.
-Isaac Mizrahi


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