Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress

Dublin Core

Title

Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress

Creator

Baldacchino, Christine (author)
Malenfant, Isabelle (illustrator)

Description

An engaging story about a dreamy, imaginative little boy who uses his artistic talents to help his classmates understand why he loves the tangerine dress in the dress-up centre. Morris gives readers insight into the courage and vulnerability at play when someone chooses not to follow the status quo.

The Anansi Press site states, "The book won the CBC Bookie Award for Best Picture Book, was a finalist for the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award and has appeared on a number of lists, including Kirkus Best Picture Books That Celebrate Diversity and the American Library Association’s Rainbow Book List."

Publisher

House of Anansi Press (publisher)
Groundwood Books (imprint)

Date

2014

Coverage

Toronto, Ontario, Canada (publisher)

Format

Print book (hardcover), colour illustrations, 32 pages, 7 7/8 x 10 1/2 in.

Type

Book

Language

language: English

Source

Cover image: Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress. Amazon.ca, 2014, https://www.amazon.ca/Morris-Micklewhite-Tangerine-Christine-Baldacchino/dp/1554983479. Accessed 18 June 2024.
Kelly St-Jacques (cataloguer, 2024)

Identifier

ISBN 9781554983476

Book Item Type Metadata

Original Format of Book

picture book

Character Type

human (primary character)
human (secondary characters)

Race/Ethnicity

white, assumed (primary character)
white, assumed (secondary characters)
brown skin (secondary characters)

Gender Identity

boy/man (primary character)
girl/woman (secondary characters)
boy/man (secondary characters)

Sexuality

unspecified sexuality (primary character)

Files

Morris Micklewhite cover-s.jpg
morrismicklewhite thumbnail for Neatline.jpeg
Morris Micklewhite drawing for Neatline.jpg

Citation

Baldacchino, Christine (author) and Malenfant, Isabelle (illustrator), “Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress,” Windows and Mirrors: Diversity in Books for Young Readers, accessed November 21, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/windowsandmirrors/items/show/460.

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Item Relations

This Item is a work written by Item: Baldacchino, Christine
This Item is a work illustrated by Item: Malenfant, Isabelle