The Hundred Dresses – I is written by Eleanor Estes and revolves around a poor Polish girl named Wanda Petronski who is teased by her classmates for wearing the same faded blue dress every day. She claims to have a hundred dresses at home, which no one believes. The story is told from the perspective of one of the girls who regrets not standing up for Wanda. It teaches empathy, compassion and the consequences of being a silent observer.
