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Ella Sarah Gets Dressed
Ella Sarah may be little, but she has a BIG sense of style--and it isn't at all like that of her mother, father, and older sister. Yet they all want her to dress just like them! Ella Sarah will have none of it--and when her flamboyantly dressed friends arrive, it's clear that Ella Sarah's favorite outfit is just right for her. Written and illustrated by Margaret Chodos-Irv...more
Hardcover, 40 pages
Published
May 1st 2003
by Harcourt Children's Books
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Citation: Ella Sarah Gets Dressed, by Margaret Chodos-Irvine. (Harcourt, 2003). 40 p. Contemporary Picture book.
Summary: Ella Sarah has a very particular idea of what she wants to wear today. She refuses her mother, her father, and her sister when they suggest more traditional outfits and insists on a colorful combination of her favorites. She finds she is perfectly dressed when her friends arrive for a tea party.
Critique: a) This book’s unique illustrations as demonstrated through a variety of...more
Summary: Ella Sarah has a very particular idea of what she wants to wear today. She refuses her mother, her father, and her sister when they suggest more traditional outfits and insists on a colorful combination of her favorites. She finds she is perfectly dressed when her friends arrive for a tea party.
Critique: a) This book’s unique illustrations as demonstrated through a variety of...more
This book is about a girl named Ella Sarah who wanted to dress herself in this crazy outfit. Her mom, dad, and sister told her not to wear whet she wanted to wear because it was silly, too fancy, or too dressy. Ella was not pleased and threw a mini fit and decided to wear what she wanted. At the end of the story the little girl is playing with her friends in the outfit she wanted to wear. There were many things that I didn't like about this book. 1. the girl throws a fit about what outfit she w...more
“Ella Sarah Gets Dressed”- is a children’s Caldecott honor picture book by Margaret Chodes-Irvine. This picture book is literally about a little girl named Ella Sarah getting dressed. Sarah is stubborn in that she only wants to wear her “pink polka-dot pants, her dress with orange-and-green flowers, her purple- and -blue striped socks, her yellow shoes, and her red hat.” Although Sarah’s mother, father, and sister try and persuade her to wear something different- Sarah firmly stands her ground a...more
"Ella Sarah Gets Dressed," by Margaret Chodos-Irvine is a Caldecott Honor winning picture book that is very repetitive, but would be great to read to the younger crowd. Ella Sarah wants to wear her "pink polka-dot pants, [her] dress with orange and green flowers, [her] purple and blue striped socks, [her] yellow shoes and [her] red hat," but her parents think that outfit is just way to crazy for her to wear that day! Demanding as she is, Ella Sarah won't let the outfit go until her parents give...more
Ella Sarah knows exactly what she wants to wear this morning:
“My pink polka-dot pants,
my dress with orange-and-green flowers,
my purple-and-blue striped socks,
my yellow shoes,
and my red hat.”
Unfortunately, the rest of Ella Sarah’s family has other ideas. Her mother thinks the outfit is too dressy and suggests she wear a nice blue dress. Her father thinks she should wear her yellow T-shirt and white shorts. And her sister pulls out her old overalls. But Ella Sarah is adamant and so she puts on her...more
“My pink polka-dot pants,
my dress with orange-and-green flowers,
my purple-and-blue striped socks,
my yellow shoes,
and my red hat.”
Unfortunately, the rest of Ella Sarah’s family has other ideas. Her mother thinks the outfit is too dressy and suggests she wear a nice blue dress. Her father thinks she should wear her yellow T-shirt and white shorts. And her sister pulls out her old overalls. But Ella Sarah is adamant and so she puts on her...more
Ella Sarah Gets Dressed by Margaret Chodos-Irvine is a story of a little girl who insists on picking her own outfit to wear, despite other suggestions from her family.
The bold, bright illustrations were created using a variety of printmaking techniques on Rives paper. My favorite images are blue outfit, yellow T-shirt, fist shaking, getting dressed, red hat, friends, and party. The many patterns should attract young viewers. Particularly striking are the double page spreads of the red hat, mirro...more
The bold, bright illustrations were created using a variety of printmaking techniques on Rives paper. My favorite images are blue outfit, yellow T-shirt, fist shaking, getting dressed, red hat, friends, and party. The many patterns should attract young viewers. Particularly striking are the double page spreads of the red hat, mirro...more
1) Picture Book-Concept (Colors/Patterns)
2) When Ella Sarah wants to get dressed in her personally selected outfit, her family tries to persuade her to wear something else. After expressing that she only wanted to wear her flamboyant, multi-colored, multi-colored outfit, she simply gets dressed and joins her friends who dress just like her.
3a) Illustrations
3b) The illustrations really made the book come to life. From left to right, top to bottom, there was something to capture the eye. The brigh...more
2) When Ella Sarah wants to get dressed in her personally selected outfit, her family tries to persuade her to wear something else. After expressing that she only wanted to wear her flamboyant, multi-colored, multi-colored outfit, she simply gets dressed and joins her friends who dress just like her.
3a) Illustrations
3b) The illustrations really made the book come to life. From left to right, top to bottom, there was something to capture the eye. The brigh...more
True to real life, but kind of borrrring.......
For the much younger child
Ella Sarah knows exactly what she wants to wear: pink polka-dot pants, a dress with orange and green flowers, purple and blue striped socks, yellow shoes, and a red hat. Her family tries to persuade her to wear a more conventional outfit, but she absolutely refuses to wear anything that they suggest. Ella Sarah has a clear idea of how she wants to look and she is determined to have her own way. Later, her young friends arri...more
For the much younger child
Ella Sarah knows exactly what she wants to wear: pink polka-dot pants, a dress with orange and green flowers, purple and blue striped socks, yellow shoes, and a red hat. Her family tries to persuade her to wear a more conventional outfit, but she absolutely refuses to wear anything that they suggest. Ella Sarah has a clear idea of how she wants to look and she is determined to have her own way. Later, her young friends arri...more
Margaret Chodos-Irvine’s Ella Sarah Gets Dressed is perfect for preschool-kindergarten children, although it can be appreciated by readers of all ages. Young Ella Sarah is a kid with flair, and she has a special outfit in mind: "my pink polka-dot pants, my dress with orange-and-green flowers, my purple-and-blue striped socks, my yellow shoes, and my red hat." Mom, Dad, and Big Sister offer alternate ensembles, complaining that Ella Sarah's outfit is "too dressy" and "too silly," but Ella Sarah i...more
Ella Sarah Gets Dressed
Summary: Ella Sarah is a girl who has a mind of her own. She knows what she wants especially when it comes to what she wears. She wants to wear her “pink polka-dot pants, my dress with orange and green flowers, my purple and blue striped socks, my yellow shoes and my red hat” Her mother suggests a more basic outfit but Ella Sarah said “no”. Her father wants her to wear a tee-shirt and shorts but she says “no.” Her sister wants her to wear one of her old outfits but Ella Sa...more
Summary: Ella Sarah is a girl who has a mind of her own. She knows what she wants especially when it comes to what she wears. She wants to wear her “pink polka-dot pants, my dress with orange and green flowers, my purple and blue striped socks, my yellow shoes and my red hat” Her mother suggests a more basic outfit but Ella Sarah said “no”. Her father wants her to wear a tee-shirt and shorts but she says “no.” Her sister wants her to wear one of her old outfits but Ella Sa...more
Grade/Interest Level: Pre-K-1
Ella Sarah is a little girl who knows what she likes. In spite of her family members' advice, she is determined to wear the unique outfit she has put together for herself.
This example of realistic fiction has a message most everyone will be able to relate to: being proud of the unique person you are. The text is accessible for early readers, and the large, colorful illustrations often span across the pages. The fact that Ella is the "star" of this story is highlight...more
Ella Sarah is a little girl who knows what she likes. In spite of her family members' advice, she is determined to wear the unique outfit she has put together for herself.
This example of realistic fiction has a message most everyone will be able to relate to: being proud of the unique person you are. The text is accessible for early readers, and the large, colorful illustrations often span across the pages. The fact that Ella is the "star" of this story is highlight...more
Toddler Ella Sarah wants to wear her combination of pink polka-dot pants, orange-and-green flowered dress, purple-and-blue striped socks, yellow shoes, and red hat. Yet, her mother, father, and big sister try to suggest other options, to convince her to wear something more appropriate. Nonetheless, Ella Sarah insists on wearing what SHE chooses to wear…and she does just that. “Ella Sarah thought her outfit was just right. And so did her friends.” With all of the elements of a true picture book,...more
Ella Sarah loves her style. She knows what she wants to wear and while the rest of her family doesn't agree with her style and tries to push their own style onto her, she refuses. She gets mad, throws her teddy bear, and wears her own clothes in her own unique way. While I do not agree with the way that Ella Sarah throws a temper tantrum in the book, I think this is something you can address with the young student you are reading the book with. You can ask questions like "have you ever thrown a...more
I really, really enjoyed reading Ella Sarah Gets Dressed by Margaret Chodos- Irvine. I think this story would be very suitable for young children and I see them really enjoying the storyline. Ella Sarah is a young girl living in a household full of dull dressers. She has a free spirit of her own and really strives to be unique. Her independence is discouraged by her family but that doesn't stop her! She loves beautiful colors and wild patterns. This type of story could really help show kids that...more
Ella Sarah Gets Dressed by Margaret Chodos-Irvine, was a cute book to read. I literally was smiling at every page I read, because it was cute that she wanted to wear such an outrageous outfit. While reading this book I made the assumption that Ella was getting ready for school. I thought this because her family insisted that she wear something else and parents usually monitor their kids clothes when they are going to school. Towards the end of the book, when the door bell rings I notice that her...more
(Patterned/ Predictable Books)I think this book is simply amazing. The colors are bright and bold and go right along with text as any childrens picture book should! The illustations focused solely on Ella Sarah and her clothing. Although other dialogue from other characters was in the book their faces were not shown which kept the focus on Ella Sarah and the bright colors of her clothing. I liked that the pages were broken up into white pages with little illustration whereever the pattern of Ell...more
ELLA SARAH GETS DRESSED is written and illustrated by Margaret Chodos-Irvine. this silly sassy girl name Ella Sarah want to pick out her own clothes for the day. but her mom, dad and big sister she cant wear the silly outfit she wants to wear so badly. Ella Sarah just decides to wear what she wants, because she knew all of her friends (who are coming over for tea) would be wearing silly outfits too. this is a very cute story and i thought the illustrations were great. they were different from wh...more
Title: Ella Sarah Gets Dressed
Author: Margaret Chodos-Irvine
Illustrator: Margaret Chodos-Irvine
Publisher: HarcourtBooks
Year originally published:2003
Translator (if applicable):
Approximate Interest Level/Reading Level: Ages 2-5
Format (picture book, audio book, book read online, chapter book/novel, graphic novel): Picture book
Rating system: ****
Brief summary: Ella chooses her own clothes to wear in spite of the mismatching colors and patterns. It turns out that her friends dress in similar ways. T...more
Author: Margaret Chodos-Irvine
Illustrator: Margaret Chodos-Irvine
Publisher: HarcourtBooks
Year originally published:2003
Translator (if applicable):
Approximate Interest Level/Reading Level: Ages 2-5
Format (picture book, audio book, book read online, chapter book/novel, graphic novel): Picture book
Rating system: ****
Brief summary: Ella chooses her own clothes to wear in spite of the mismatching colors and patterns. It turns out that her friends dress in similar ways. T...more
Ella Sarah Gets Dressed is a book about a girl who wants to dress her own. Her mother, father, and big sister all tell her what to wear and all the outfits that they want her to wear are outfits that they each wear. Ella Sarah doesn't want to wear the same outfits as her family and insists on wearing her pink polka-dot pants, her dress with orange-and-green flowers, her purple-and-blue striped socks, her yellow shoes, and her red hat. At the end of the story Ella Sarah gets to wear the clothes t...more
Precious! Totally the cutest book ever! Ella wants to dress a certain way and no one wants to let her until she has a fit. At the end of the story, when she's finally ready, you see why she is dressed perfectly. Love the illustrations too.
This is one of those books that you will pick up because it was a Caldecott Honoree, you will read it to your class, then it will go to those big tubs that line the walls and never be seen or thought of again until you retire and donate it to your replacement.
A little girl wants to wear some clothes that don't quite go together. Her whole family tries to talk her out of it, but she throws a fit and wears them anyway. Then her friends come over and they are dressed like kids too. It wasn't even a...more
A little girl wants to wear some clothes that don't quite go together. Her whole family tries to talk her out of it, but she throws a fit and wears them anyway. Then her friends come over and they are dressed like kids too. It wasn't even a...more
This is a very cute and well ilustrated fiction book for young grades, Kindergarten and 1st. It is about a little girl named Ella Sarah, who wants to wear her "pink polka-dot pants, dress with orange-and-green flowers, her purple-and-blue striped socks, her yellow shoes, and her red hat." Her mom, dad, and sister do not agree with her and try to make her wear different outfirts but she refuses. At the end, she wears the outfit she wants to wear and her friends come over and they all really like...more
I thought that this book was adorable. Ella Sarah wakes up knowing exactly what she wants to wear. Event though her mom, dad, and sister want her to weat something else, she is set on the outfit she had planned. Finally, she puts on her outfit, opens her front door, and finds her friends there ready for a tea party all dressed just as goofy as she is. This book shows that Ella Sarah has her own style and she doesn't care what anybody else thinks. I think this is a great book for young readers be...more
Ella Sarah Gets Dressed, written by Margaret Chodos- Irvine, is about a precious little girl named Ella Sarah who has made up her mind about what she wants to wear one day. She wakes up and decides she wants to wear her pink polka dot pants, dress with orange and green flowers, purple and blue striped socks, yellow shoes, and red hat. Her mom, dad, and sister all have different suggestions for her, but Ella Sarah sticks with her original outfit. She puts on the outfit and feels great about it. T...more
PATTERN/PREDICTABLE
This patterned book is about a girl named Ella Sarah, who wants to wear the clothes she picked out for the day. It is relatable to small children because this is something that almost every child experiences. They want the independence of picking their own clothes, even though they may look absolutely ridiculous to the rest of the world. That's just what Ella Sarah does. On the first page, she says, "I want to wear my pink polka-dot pants, my dress with orange-and-green flower...more
This patterned book is about a girl named Ella Sarah, who wants to wear the clothes she picked out for the day. It is relatable to small children because this is something that almost every child experiences. They want the independence of picking their own clothes, even though they may look absolutely ridiculous to the rest of the world. That's just what Ella Sarah does. On the first page, she says, "I want to wear my pink polka-dot pants, my dress with orange-and-green flower...more
Ella Sarah wants to wear her pink polka- dot pants, her dress with orange-and green flowers, her purple-and-blue striped socks, her yellow shoes, and her red hat. Her mom, dad, and sister think the outfit is too much. She, however, does not listen to them and wears it anyway. When her friends arrive to her house they are all wearing big hats and crazy outfits.
This is a nicely done picture book. You could use this book with children in pre-school to first grade. Author and illustrator Margaret C...more
This is a nicely done picture book. You could use this book with children in pre-school to first grade. Author and illustrator Margaret C...more
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I loved the interactions between Ella Sarah, her family and their suggestions of what she should wear in this book! Her mother's suggestion of a dress exactly like the one she is wearing in the illustration is obvious to readers of all ages. Her father's suggestion of athletic wear is a little more discrete, however, obvious in it's influence. Most frustrating to me was Ella Sarah's sister's recommendation that she wear her hand-me-downs, a suggestion younger siblings encounter all the time.
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In this great read, Ella Sarah has a very specific way of getting dressed. Her family all tries to convince her to dress like them, but she doesn't want to. She chooses to be independent and follow her own rules. I really loved this book because it reminded me of myself in Pre-school. I always had my favorite outfits to wear and I wanted to wear the same ones everyday. My mom and dad wouldn't let me and now I understand why. This would be a great book for Preschoolers to give a good example of i...more
This Caldecott Honor winning book has very bright, fun pictures. It is definitely a book for younger readers. With repeating lines, and an easy story plot, this book would be a good book for a young kindergartner to follow along with. The only thing that I do not like about this book, and this may be looking too deep into the story, but it seems to me that the moral of the story for kids would be to throw a fit about something and you will get your way. Maybe if you are reading this book, focus...more
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