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Reviewed on January 1, 2015 | Preschool to Grade 4
K-Gr 3—When Max endures teasing from his classmates because he enjoys looking at the beautiful dolls in Señor Pepe's shop, Pepe shares the story of how he came to follow his passion and talent for sewing in defiance of gender expectations. Orphaned as a child in Honduras, Pepe is taken in by a local seamstress who includes him in her business. When Pepe breaks a part of her sewing machine, he must face his fear of revealing himself as a boy who sews and ask for help from a cre...Log In or Sign Up to Read More