“Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress” is a book by Christine Baldacchino and illustrated by Isabelle Malenfant for 6-8 year old’s. It is a story about a boy who likes a lot of things. He likes Sunday’s because his mom makes pancakes and he likes school because he likes art, lunch time and especially centre time, where he can sing and play. He likes the dress up centre the most though. He loves to wear the tangerine dress and the clicky heels. But, he gets called names, and isn’t allowed to play with others, because isn’t normal for him to wear a dress. He has a somatic ache because he doesn’t want to go to school because he will get ridiculed for wearing a dress. His mom cheers him up with some apple juice and elephant books. He goes back to school and embraces who he is. The kids who play astronaut let him play.

The moral of the story is to embrace who you are and don’t let anyone change who you are. This is a great story for the age group it is intended to be for.