Dressed Up Book [Paperback]

Kathy Stinson (Author), Heather Collins (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 3 and up

Here's an opportunity to discover all the creative fun to be had dressing up, written and illustrated by the team that developed The Bare Naked Book.

"What's in the closet for--
Dressing up red?
Dressing up scary?
Dressing up funny?
Dressing up big?
And what's in the closet for getting all dressed up?"

Each page invites the child to experience new possibilities for imaginative play. Whether it be a "full-moon mouth", a "fire-breathing nose", or "King Kong toes", there is plenty to discover and laugh at in this richly descriptive book. In addition, kids are encouraged to dream up their own characters and dress up.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Kathy Stinson is the best-selling author of more than 20 books for children and young adults. She lives outside Toronto.

Heather Collins has illustrated over 40 children's books, including The Kids Campfire Book and The Last Safe House: A Story of the Underground Railroad. She lives in Toronto.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Annick Press (April 1, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1550371045
• ISBN-13: 978-1550371048
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 8 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,582,105 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

The clue that Kathy Stinson has enjoyed a lifelong love of reading is in the wide range of books she has written. "What you read," she says, "influences what you write. And so does the day to day life that you live."

That's why Kathy's characters ride bikes along dirt paths, fall in love in summer, argue and have cozy chats with parents and friends, sometimes have trouble sleeping, and walk on beaches and city streets.

Kathy says, "It's also fun, as a writer, to imagine yourself into situations unlike your own." That's what she did when she wrote about Marie-Claire living through a smallpox epidemic in Montreal in 1885, and Mr. Elliot deciding as a grandfather that it's time he learned to read.

Kathy sorted mail, waited tables, and taught school before finally figuring out what she really wanted to do was write - everything from picture books to young adult novels, from biography to historical fiction. Readers never know what kind of book to expect from her next!

Kathy has served as Writer-in-Residence for several library systems in southern Ontario and has led writing workshops all across Canada.

Kathy is the mother of two grown children, who inspired some of her earliest books. She also has two grown stepdaughters and five grandchildren. If she's out buying them a present, chances are it's in a bookstore she'll be shopping. Of course!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Our son loved this book, March 9, 2002

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Thomas L. (Penn Yan, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dressed Up Book (Paperback)

Our five year old son, who happens to be high functioning autistic, loved this book. He loves to play dress up, which is probably why he liked this book so much. He liked matching the descriptive questions with the child that is dressed that way.