No, Wanda didn't have a hundred dresses. She said that she had hundred dresses when she was ridiculed by her classmates on wearing one faded dress everyday. She did so to protect herself from being insulted.
Why did Eleanor Estes write The Hundred Dresses?
In 1944 she wrote The Hundred Dresses to atone for her silence when her classmate was bullied. “As an adult, once she had become a writer, she figured that the only thing she could do was to write her story,” her daughter Helena, also a children's librarian, said in an interview with NPR.
What is the moral of the story The Hundred Dresses?
The Hundred Dresses delivers an important lesson on kindness with an appealing all-ages story. The engaging play introduces audiences to Maddie, a young teacher who uses a memory from her days as a student to pass along important lessons on acceptance, tolerance and kindness.
Who was the rich girl in the story The Hundred Dresses?
Peggy and Maddie were Wanda's classmates. They belonged to rich families. Peggy was the most popular girl in school. She was pretty and she had many pretty clothes.
Why is the lesson called hundred dresses?
The lesson “The Hundred Dresses I” is about a girl named Wanda who claims to have one hundred dresses. The truth about the hundred dresses unveiled when she submitted her hundred drawings in a drawing contest. They were the same hundred dresses she used to talk about. All of them were immensely beautiful.
Is hundred dresses a real story?
The Hundred Dresses is based on a true story, as the author describes having witnessed a similar situation at her own elementary school. She wrote her account of the young girl's mistreatment, as Maddie wrote her letter, to try to make amends for what had happened.
What guided reading level is The Hundred Dresses?
Grade Level: 5th (GLCs: Click here for grade level guidelines.)