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Dress in the Window, The
Robert Tregoning
Illustrator: Pippa Curnick
Ages: 6+
Published: 2024
Publisher: Flyaway Books
ISBN: 978-1-9478-8846-3
Keywords: Contemporary Issues-dreams, love, acceptance, chores, gifts,
Excited after seeing a red dress that he wants to wear and swirl in, a boy does chores to earn enough to buy it. What happens when he discovers that it has already been sold? Animated vibrant color illustrations.