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For some kids, it’s dressing in Daddy’s jackets and shoes. For others, it is dressing up like a fireman or a policeman or a ballerina.
All kids seem to enjoy playing dress-up and for just a little while imagining what it would be like to be someone else. It is a part of growing up and having dreams of what you will one day be.
The little girl in our story has taken dressing up to a different level, enjoying the stories of clothes that are hand-me-downs or clothes that were once dress-up clothes and are now play clothes. She tells the reader that old clothes can have a history or be part of a mystery.
Whether the clothes come from the thrift store or an older sibling, clothes that once belonged to someone else can connect you to another life. Our little girl and her younger brother appreciate the questions that old clothes bring, whether they have someone’s name on the front or a patch that tells of another town or school.
The rhyme within the story makes this a delightful read-aloud for classrooms but also for family. This story also opens up discussion for values education and the worth of old things as well as older people in the family.
This is a delightful story, originally published in 1976 and reissued for today’s young reader. Grandparents should gift this to young children, if only to be allowed the joy of reading it themselves.
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I Like Old Clothes