One day a boy is walking past a second-hand shop when he sees a dress. It’s no ordinary dress - it’s glittering, sparking, dazzling, and red. For the boy it’s love at first sight. Can he make enough money to buy it before someone else does?

Indie Book Awards 2024 Picture Book Winner "An uplifting, elegant story of self-love, acceptance and embracing your true self, told in elegant rhyme." -

*** Longlisted for the The Diverse Book Awards 2024 *** -

"A tale of unconditional love, acceptance, and the joy of being your unabashed self." - Children’s Books Ireland, Pride Reading Guide

"A little boy falls in love with a red dress in a shop window. He diligently runs errands and saves up, but disaster strikes - it’s already been sold. Mum has a birthday trick up her sleeve in this warm, loving picture book, filled with sparkle, dash and unconditional acceptance." - Imogen Russell Williams, The Guardian

"A sparkling, funny and heart-warming story bursting with humour, joy & anticipation, brought to life with Pippa Curnick’s gorgeous illustrations." - Harry Woodgate, author and illustrator of GRANDAD’S CAMPER

"Delicately told, fragile, hopeful, joyful... I absolutely loved it!" - Lu Fraser, author of THE LITTLEST YAK

ROBERT TREGONING

Robert Tregoning studied at the Glasgow School of Art before leaping in to a career on the West End stage. He has appeared in shows including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, directed by Academy Award Winner Sam Mendes and the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Matilda the Musical, directed by Matthew Warchus.

As an LGBTQ+ writer, Robert hopes to help children and adults alike to accept and celebrate all that makes us uniquely ourselves. The stories Robert writes are stories he wishes he could have read as a child. He hopes they provide a voice of recognition, validation, and kindness to those who need it.