The Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress

“The Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress” written by Christine Baldacchino and illustrated by Isabelle Malenfant is a book created for an age group of 7 – 9 years olds and was first published in 2014. The book is about this boy named Morris who lived with his mom and his dog. Morris liked school and many other things. The thing Morris liked the most was dressing in random stuff. Sometime people made fun of Morris, but Morris pretended he can’t hear the words, but he could. One day a boy came and then ripped the dress off his back. At lunch time no boy would sit beside Morris. Morris was sad at home thinking about how people treated him but his mom always made him feel better. One Sunday, Morris dreamed of being in a safari ride with his mom in space. When he woke up he wanted to share everything he had seen with his mom, and he did. Then one day Morris went with a painting of his dream to school. Morris went to a plane with his friends. And went to space to see elephants, tigers and more animals. Then they came back to earth and had lunch. “Hey but boys don’t wear dresses”. Morris’s friend said. “Well this boy does”. Said Morris. I liked this book because it shows not to listen to bullies and shows that you can do what you want to do, even if others don’t like it. Overall I liked this book and I enjoyed reading it.

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