Morris dreams about space adventures and loves to paint beautiful pictures. He also loves his preschool classroom’s dress-up center and a wonderful tangerine dress. The boys won’t let Morris play with them if he’s wearing a dress and the girls try to take it off him. Sad, Morris fakes a stomachache and stays home for a day before returning to school filled with confidence. Morris is determined to be true to himself on his own terms.. Melenfant’s charcoal, watercolor, and pastel illustrations complement the text perfectly.--from the publisher
Keywords: gender, gender expression, gender roles, transgender, school story, acceptance, accepting others, Character Building Curriculum, belonging, fitting in, being yourself, being different, loneliness, bullying
