I+like+Old+Clothes

__**I like Old Clothes**__
__Author__: Mary Ann Hoberman __Illustrator:__ Patrice Barton __Review of book__: I thought this book was adorable. I had a personal connection to it because I love good finds at goodwill and think "I wonder how someone wore this". I also donate stuff I do not wear anymore. I thought the book also sends a positive message to young kids, especially girls, those whose family is suffering during this recession and loss of jobs and must resort to these types of ways to get by to save money.

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__Bibliographic data__:[|(source)]
 * Publisher: || [|Alfred A. Knopf] ||
 * Format: || Hardback | 32 pages ||
 * Publication date || 19 September 2012 ||
 * Publication City/Country: || New York ||
 * **Sales rank** || 312,551 ||

__Summary of book:__ This book is about a young girl who loves used clothes, she goes into detail about other people that wore them, their stories and their mysteries. She express how she is not shy or ashamned of wearing used clothes and how it is an enjoyable experience for her. She shows her imagination when she is in "someone else's" out fit and almost gets into a character.

__Analysis of literary element:__ After reading this book I choose to anayklze two specfic literary elements that stuck out to me in the book. Character development and illustrations. Character development showed such a confident, creative, and positive young girl. I beleive the characterf development is important in this book because it can inspire other girls to have these qualities and positive attitude. The illustrations were vivacious and intriguing, unifying the whymiscal character and positive message from the story.

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