10,000 Dresses

Illustrated by Rex Ray
Finalist, 2008 Lambda Literary Awards
2009 Rainbow List Book
Honor Book, 2010 Stonewall Children's and Young Adult Literature Award

Every night, Bailey dreams about magical dresses: dresses made of crystals and rainbows, dresses made of flowers, dresses made of windows … Unfortunately, when Bailey's awake, no one wants to hear about these beautiful dreams. Quite the contrary. "You're a BOY!" Mother and Father tell Bailey. "You shouldn't be thinking about dresses at all." Then Bailey meets Laurel, an older girl who is touched and inspired by Bailey's imagination and courage. In friendship, the two of them begin making dresses together. And Bailey's dreams come true! Marcus Ewert gives us a gorgeous picture book and a modern fairy tale about becoming the person you feel you are inside. 10,000 Dresses will delight people of all ages.