Dress-Up Day
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- $8.99
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
After missing her class costume party, a girl decides she doesn’t need an excuse to dress up in this charming picture book, a relatable school story from author-illustrator Blanca Gómez.
When a little girl is home sick for dress-up day at school, she decides there’s no need to miss out entirely: She’ll just wear her rabbit costume the next day!
But when the next day arrives and she’s the only one in costume, it doesn’t feel like such a great idea after all. Can a little bit of confidence and an unexpected new friend turn a self-conscious moment into a wonderful one?
Funny, endearing, and relatable to any kid who’s ever felt insecure, Dress-Up Day is an ode to friendship, embracing individuality, and putting yourself out there no matter the occasion.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Gómez (Bird House) captures the joys and sorrows of primary school, illustrating with friendly, doll-like characters. A class costume party creates waves of happy anticipation: "Mom made me a fantastic rabbit costume, and I helped." Working in flat collaged shapes with varied textures and crisp edges, Gómez shows a light brown–skinned child standing on a stool in a white bunny costume as their mother tacks on the tail. But on the day of the party, the unthinkable happens: "I woke up sick. So I had to stay home." Why not wear the costume the next day, the child's mother suggests. Though the protagonist is excited to "hop to school," the costume reveal doesn't go as planned upon arrival: a spread shows the small, round, puzzled, potentially mocking faces of the child's schoolmates, who vary in ability and skin tone. But the unexpected appearance of another costume changes things, and the chance occurrence works its magic on the whole class. There's an emotional change on almost every page of this picture book as Gómez presents the possibility that moments of chagrin don't last forever, and that disasters can morph into delight. Ages 4–8.
