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Bliss, Slips and Forgiveness: Jamela’s Dress

Friday, November 23, 2007.

Jamela's DressAuthor: Niki Daly (on JOMB)
Illustrator: Niki Daly
Published: 1999 Farrar Straus Giroux (on JOMB)
ISBN: 0374437203 Chapters.ca BN.com

Gorgeously expressive illustrations capture the small pleasures of a dreamy preschooler, the chaos of failed judgments and the matchless relief of reconnection in this longtime family favourite.

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Julie Smith offers some Global Diversity activities based on this book here.

 
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Filed under: Ages 4-8, Beautiful, Celebration, Communication, Community, Compassion, Culture/Traditions, Cute, Fairness / Justice, Family, Forgiveness, Formal, Friendship, Fun, Generosity, Girl, Gratitude, Harmony, Humour, Illustrations, Life Skills, Mischief, Mother/Daughter, Patience, Picture book, Podcast, Realistic, Resilience, Respect, Review, Review of the Week, Thinking/Attitude, Understanding/Tolerance, Visual, Woman, Xhosa (of South Africa)

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Comment by christine tripp

November 23, 2007 @ 11:37 am

I am so thrilled you reviewed this book, I read it years ago, for my own enjoyment, and soaked up the gorgeous illustrations for hours. It has inspired me to pick up the others in Niki Daly’s series!

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