Hannah and the Seven Dresses

by Marthe Jocelyn

Overview

Hannah is a little girl with a big problem. She loves her dresses – so much so that she cannot decide what to wear. Her solution is inventive. She will assign one dress to each day. The problem seems to be solved until a special day – her birthday – rolls around. To save having to make a decision, Hannah piles on all her seven dresses! But how can you play games, or blow out candles, when you are swaddled in cloth?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780887767494
Publisher:	Tundra
Publication date:	08/23/2005
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.08(w) x 10.04(h) x 0.14(d)
Age Range:	2 - 5 Years

About the Author

Marthe Jocelyn is a talented and versatile author, and artist. She has written two novels for middle readers, The Invisible Day and The Invisible Harry, and a novel for young adults, Earthly Astonishments. She also wrote and illustrated Hannah and the Seven Dresses and Hannah’s Collections. Marthe Jocelyn and her family divide their time between New York City and Stratford, Ontario.

Editorial Reviews

Hannah and the Seven Dresses is an amusing, colorful book with a simple and satisfying story…[it] could easily become a four- or five-year-old’s favorite book.”
–Quill & Quire

From the Publisher

Wonderful three-dimensional textures and a delectable use of pattern and line make this a visual treat as well as a charming domestic drama. Hannah's mother loves to sew, so Hannah has seven beautiful dresses she cherishes. Deciding which one to wear every day is an ongoing trial, until she hits upon the idea of assigning one dress to each day of the week: Tuesdays for the green-checked dress with the deep pockets for treasures or insects; Fridays for the gray dress with 13 different buttons down the front; Sundays for the purple crinoline that was just "a teeny bit scratchy." On her birthday, Hannah decides first to wear all her dresses, which leads to discomfort, then to abandon all her dresses in favor of black pants, "And from that minute until now, Hannah has never worn a dress again." The fabric backgrounds on every page set off the fabulous prints of the dresses, while Hannah's stuffed elephant always wears an outfit to match her own. An amazing amount of kinetic action is worked into the collages, as Hannah dances, jumps, runs, and, of course, gets dressed, with her red sneakers the one aspect of her fashion statement that never changes. (Picture book. 3-7)

Kirkus Reviews