I love this book so much! I am always a sucker for parents who love their kids just the way they are. And who doesn't love a beautiful, sparkly, red dress??

Okay, this book has everything that could get it banned in certain places in the U.S.—and isn’t that, in a way, a sign of something truly important?
Sadly, in today’s world, we can’t even be sure our children will hold onto the rights that seemed secure just a decade ago. The right to love what they love. The right to be who they truly are. And yet, books like this remind us why we must keep fighting for them.

I’m so glad I gave this author another chance because this book made me smile, and then cry my eyes out. It’s wonderful, moving, and deeply necessary—the kind of story that leaves a mark on your heart.

I think this book had a wonderful sense of whimsy. The beautiful examples of how to work hard for something you want are a great example to young and old alike. This book shows the importance of a parent’s love and support in a young child’s life and how much influence we have on them.
Although this book has many positives, it is not something I would recommend or read with my students.

A story about challenging the stereotypes with pride and perseverance. A little boy finds a shimmering, bright red dress that he longs to own and wear at a thrift store. With a little nudge from his mother, he earns and saves enough money to buy the dress after doing lots and lots of odd jobs for his neighbours. He struggles but eventually manages to raise the funds.

The end is a little less than satisfactory for me, because I couldn't see why the mom, who has done a fantastic job through the book, would buy the dress and give it to the kid. It was a little confusing because I thought she was letting him learn to be independent. Nonetheless, the highlight of this book for me was how much the boy unabashedly liked the dress. He imagines various people in the dress - jazz performers, fashion models on the ramp sashaying down in all their glory, and so on. My 4 year old loves wearing everything his sister wears and that's why I found the boy in this book much much endearing. My son loves his sister's Bindis, bows for her hair, her accessories, everything. May all the little boys are allowed to express them the way they would like to. A lot of love for this book. ♥️

A book about the power of allowing kids to be who they want to be without judgement or criticism. The story was artfully told and beautifully illustrated. Kudos to the author to address and issue that we need in this time of strife. If something makes you feel special and it hurts no one, kids and adults should be allowed to express their individuality however they choose.

This is a beautiful and imaginative story of acceptance by those who love you.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy of this ebook in exchange for my honest review.

The dress in the window is an all inclusive story, story about how you can achieve your dreams if you are ready to work towards it.

It teaches a lot more than I thought it would. My kid asked me why a boy will like a dress and I could explain to her that one can like whatever they want. It's not gender specific. Such a strong message in such a fun way.

Brilliant.
Thank you flyaway books and Netgalley for the ARC in exchange of an honest review.

What a wonderfully refreshing perspective. Such a cute little story with a big message. Loved it! I recommend!

This was simple, had a simple rhyme scheme and art style, and made me feel very happy reading it. This is the kind of light yet progressive book that children deserve, and I genuinely enjoyed the simple story and the premise of a little boy loving a dress and wanting to wear it. There’s no conflict about the boy wanting the dress, which is a relief because I don’t think instilling this idea of him falling out of the norm would have aided the story at all. And frankly, a story treating this concept as a non-issue and something people are happy for him to have means a lot to me. Books like this should exist.

Love, love, love! It rhymes! The lyrical poetry is fantastic! The illustrations are great! But the story…it almost made me cry! A boy find a sparkly dress in a second hand store window (Yay for the message here about recycling!) and falls in love! He doesn’t have the money for it so his mom encourages him to do chores in the neighborhood to earn it! (Yay for the message on earning what you want!). It takes him awhile to earn the money so the dress is gone when he goes to buy it! Little does he know, Mom has already obtained it for him bc she knows it’s his heart’s desire! The whole community is at his party when he receives the dress and everybody wants to dance with him! That kind of inclusiveness and acceptance is what I dream of for our kids. Other illustrations include both men and women wearing the dress. So well done! Such a great message and delivery!

Although I do appreciate the idea of the book - a boy with a wild imagination, a dream and joy beyond gender stereotypes - I do find the ending disappointing. The mother is obviously supporting of her sons wish to own and wear the dress. But why would she buy it, encourage her son to do all chores around the neighborhood just to take him back to the second hand store and make him sad and feeling disappointed by having bought the dress beforehand hence the dress not being there anymore to buy.

And in the end she gifts her son the dress at a party where he is feeling grief about the “lost” dress.

I would have wished him a big moment of trying on the dress in the store (and yes of course his mother could have still gifted him the dress).

This felt a bit odd. The rhymes were nice and the illustration joyful.

Love. Love. LOVE!!! I can't accurately or fully express how happy this book made me feel and how important this book is going to be for so many kids out there. Everything about this book was utterly flawless, from start to finish. The rhyming: on point. The illustrations: magnificent. The plot: amazing. The idea: THE BEST!
I don't know what else to say about this book other than everyone everywhere should (MUST) read it.
I'm going to go cry happy tears now.

The beautiful, sparkly, irresistible dress in the window. This is a sweet story about a little boy who desperately wants a bright red, glimmering evening gown. The dual theme of working hard for what you want and a parent who accepts her child as he or she is, make this book irresistible as well.

The Dress In the Window is a beautiful, well illustrated children's picture book about embracing and nurturing imagination, as well as identity. A little boy falls sees a sparkly red dress in the window of a charity shop and begins to imagine all the people who wore it before. He sets his heart on buying the dress and his mother suggests that he might be able to do chores or things to earn money. He goes home and runs errands, cleans his neighbours' cars and houses, cuts lawns, and walks their dogs. He has finally earned enough money and after school, he and his mother go by the shop, only to find out that someone has already bought it. It is his birthday, so when he gets home, all the neighbours are there to celebrate. He gets lots of gifts, and finally his mother gives him her gift. What do you think is inside it? I loved how inclusive this story was and how it showed a mother supporting and nurturing her sons dreams and imagination and allowing him to embrace them. Although this might be a controversial story for some, my grandkids loved this book. They loved seeing who might have worn it before and even added their own suggestions. They are members of a very inclusive family who accept anyone no matter their preference. I have pictures of my grandson in braids and wearing a dress which we looked at as well. We really liked this book with its gorgeous, vibrant illustrations. What a great message to our children of today.

This is a very sweet story about a boy who desperately wants to buy a sparkly red dress he sees in a store window and all the people who support him and help him to get what he desires. The illustrations are beautiful, as is the sentiment. Thank you NetGalley and Flyaway Books for letting me read an ARC.

This was a cute picture book about self-expression and about working hard for the things we want.

A young boy finds a one-of-kind sequin red dress in a second-hand shop and falls in love. He works hard to save the money for the dress until the day he finally has enough to buy it.

The illustrations are vibrant and cute, the characters are fun and interesting. It's a heartwarming book about individuality and self-expression.

Thank you Netgalley for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book. These opinion are completely my own.

I'm rather jealous of the boy's sparkly red dress. The story has a wonderful message of saving money if you truly want something. The illustrations are bright, lively and there's a dachshund. Also the love and acceptance the boy is surrounded by is beautiful and and I wish all children felt safe to truly be themselves.

This is a fantastic and creative and storyline of how one boy's wish for one used dress made the whole neighbour to support his individuality and self-expression. He is trying hard to work and to get his own money to buy that beautiful red dress in the window of one secondhand store. The Dress in the Window by Robert Tregoning is showing the unlimited love from mother to his son. Thanks a lot to Netgalley for the opportunity to read this story!

"The Dress in the Window" is a book about longing, the need to be seen and understood, and the way a gift can come when you least expect it. The rhyming works well for this story and will endear it to young children and the art is colorful and engaging. I will read/purchase any book about a boy who loves dresses because we need more stories like this. The mother's support and acknowledgement of her son in this is wonderful. So glad to discover this treasure. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC. #TheDressintheWindow #NetGalley

This is a cute book about a little boy who wants a very fancy dress and works hard to earn money to buy it. Overall, I thought the premise was delightful, but the second half of the story left me a little confused. Why go to all the trouble of having the boy help neighbors with more chores than could reasonably be completed in an afternoon, just to give him the dress as a birthday present on (apparently) the next day? I feel like the author simply tried to do too much. That being said, the story is cute and the illustrations are vibrant. It's definitely worth a read.