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."
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
Citation
Baldacchino, Christine (author)
and Malenfant, Isabelle (illustrator), “Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress,” Windows and Mirrors: Diversity in Books for Young Readers, accessed December 26, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/windowsandmirrors/items/show/460.
Item Relations
| This Item | is a work written by | Item: Baldacchino, Christine |
| This Item | is a work illustrated by | Item: Malenfant, Isabelle |