Vicki Johnson

LOVED this. Exuberant kindergartener Molly is entirely herself. She knows what she likes, and it is NOT the picture day outfit Mom picked out: the dress with a "weird, annoying collar...no pockets...[and] fluffy, puffy parts." Molly finds the perfect thing to wear in her older brother's closet: a tuxedo. Molly's mom reiterates that she wants Molly to "look your best today," but they have different ideas about what that is. Molly's friends at school are encouraging and kind, and Molly changes into the tux in the school bathroom. "I didn't think girls could wear tuxedos," a classmate comments, but Molly's friend Zoe - in a puffy pink dress herself - immediately leaps in to defend "Oh, yes we do if we want to!" Molly is thrilled with her photo, in which she's smiling hugely, and her mom agrees that Molly looks "awesome": "You really look like you."

See also: Scarlet's Tale; Dory Fantasmagory; John's Turn… (mehr)