10,000 Dresses
Marcus Ewert (2008), Seven Stories Press
Every night when Bailey goes to sleep, she dreams of a magnificent castle filled with dresses – 10,000 dresses in all! When she goes to tell her mother, father, and brother about how she would like a beautiful dress she is dismissed and told that she shouldn’t want to wear a dress because she is a boy. Disheartened, Bailey takes a walk and finds a new friend, Laurel, who is an aspiring dressmaker fresh out of new ideas. Together, they make beautiful dresses and Bailey is accepted for who she is.