Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress by Christine Bladacchino & illustrated by Isabelle Malenfant

 Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress - Kindle edition by Baldacchino, Christine, Malenfant, Isabelle. Children Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.


Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress by Christine Bladacchino & illustrated by Isabelle Malenfant 

  • Contemporary Realistic Fiction

  • Grades: Pre-K - Kinder, 1st & 2nd

  • Awards: Stonewall Honor recipient, CBC Bookie Award for Best Picture Book


Summary:

Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress is a book about a boy named Morris who loves going to school and his favorite part is the dress-up center. Morris likes the swish and crinkle of the dress, but the boys and girls make fun of him. Morris’s classmates exclude him from playing with them because he’s wearing the dress. Morris pretends to be sick so he can skip school and avoid the mean kids. After a day of reading and puzzles, Morris had a dream about elephants and he woke up and painted his dream. When Morris went back to school, he wore the dress because he liked it and he created his own spaceship because the boys still wouldn't let him play. Later, the boys saw his painting and decided to explore space with Morris to see if it had elephants. At the end of the story, the boy accepted Morris the way he was, dress and all, and Morris told the little girl that she could have the dress when he was done.


Evaluation:

Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress teaches children about gender and sexuality. This story provides hope to children because the main character overcomes the other children’s bullying and decides to embrace his differences. Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress also teaches children that they should be kind to one another and that it’s okay to be unique. I would consider reading this book in my classroom because there might be students who can relate to the characters and will consider how they treat others or form a specific connection to one of the characters and their hardships. This book has second-grade content and could be used for a unit on recognizing the structures of informational text such as the main idea.




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