10,000 Dresses

10,000 Dresses

Title: 10,000 Dresses
Author: Marcus Ewert
Illustrator: Rex Ray
Publisher: Seven Stories Press (2009)
ISBN: 9781583228500
 
10,000 Dresses tells the story of Bailey, a boy who identifies as a girl. Every night she dreams of wearing beautiful dresses. The reaction of her family is devastating. “Boys don’t wear dresses!” She soon meets an older girl who is inspired by Bailey’s courage to follow her dreams. They work together to make the dresses in Bailey’s dreams become a reality.
A wonderful collection of picture books that promote empathy, compassion and acceptance to ourselves and others.
This collection of books and resources gives children the opportunity to read about different types of clothes.
Exposure to diverse books helps children celebrate differences in the world. These picture books are a great tool for starting a dialogue on tolerance, discrimination and the actions we can take.
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Children often suffer from anxiety because they feel different. This picture book list promotes that we should embrace who we are and that we are all different.
In a multicultural world, discrimination is all around us. These picture books are a wonderful tool to teach tolerance and diversity.
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Fair Education Act: 10,000 Dresses Lesson Plan
The Highland Council: Equality and Diversity Lesson Plan ‘10,000 Dresses’
Teaching Tolerance: 10,000 Dresses Classroom
No Outsiders: Transgender Awareness KS2-3: 10,000 Dresses Lesson Plan
Mermaids UK: Resources and information to support gender non-conforming or transgender children
SF Gate: ‘10,000 Dresses’: A book about gender identity
SF Weekly: Author Marcus Ewert talks Beats, Guns, and Transgender Kids
Today’s Little Ditty: Spotlight on Marcus Ewert and DMC Challenge
SF Gate: Exuberant Rex Ray works not to be taken lightly
Educate and Celebrate: Original Song, with lyrics
Marcus Ewert Twitter
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