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The Girl Who Wore Too Much: A Folktale From Thailand

Author: Margaret Read MacDonald With Thai text by Supaporn Vathanaprida
Illustrator: Yvonne LeBrun Davis

Aree is so proud of all the dresses and jewels her parents have lavished on her. She decides to wear all of her fancy clothes to the dance. She collapses en route and learns her lesson. Based on a story said to be true from N.E. Thailand. The Thai language text for the story runs across the bottom of each page in an attractive border design.

Editions

Type Year Publisher Price Length ISBN

Hardcover 1998 August House $15.95 32 pages 0-87483-503-8

Additional Information and Resources

Activities

Aree paper doll
Make an Aree paper doll and several different colored dresses for her to wear.

Aree paper doll (PDF 421.0KB)
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Dress outlines (PDF 181.0KB)
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ACCELERATED READER BOOK

Quotes

"Art and narrative create an appealing blend of ancient and contemporary wisdom" ...School Library Journal

"This story is a showcase for the excellent and vibrant illusrations" ...Christian Librarian

"brightly illustrated in contemporary Pu-Thai silk colors" ...Bilingual Books for Children

"A bonus for storytellers is a description of techniques the author uses to enhance the enjoyment of her young audiences when she performs the story for them" ...Multicultural Review

"Art and narrative create an appealing blend of ancient and contemporary wisdom." ...School Library Journal , July 98, Margaret Chang

Awards

Notable Children’s Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies.
National Council for the Social Studies/Children’s Book Council;

Elementary School Library Collection, 22nd ed

Parent Council Outstanding Book

Bowker Best Books for Children
2002

New York Public Library 100 Books for Sharing
2001

Childrens' Catalog 19th ed.

Best Books for Children 7th ed.

Children's Book Council Showcase
2000

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