ESL Reading List: Clothing

A little boy and his grandfather search the house for his favorite shoes and celebrate together when he puts them on by himself for the first time.

Jeremy, who longs to have the black high tops that everyone at school seems to have but his grandmother cannot afford, is excited when he sees them for sale in a thrift shop and decides to buy them even though they are the wrong size.

When the new student in Katy Duck's ballet class makes a tapping sound, the music stops and everyone looks at her feet.

When the small town store where they usually buy their clothes changes hands, the Kettles are in for a surprise on their annual shopping trip.

Zorro is embarrassed at having to wear a fancy outfit to the park and Mister Bud is unable to cheer him up until a "cool" new dog arrives in his own fancy clothes and challenges the friends to a race.

A child who likes wearing hand-me-downs imagines in verse the history of these clothes.

Chamelia loves to stand out and often wears outrageous outfits and does the opposite of everyone else, but eventually she learns to join in while still being herself.

Describes a variety of different clothes that children wear, such as a soft sweatshirt, a frilly dress, and a baseball cap.

Birdie's excitement over her approaching birthday party fades when she finds that her favorite party dress is too small, and nothing at her mother's favorite boutique is quite right.

Sherman wears different shoes for different occasions, from hiking boots for climbing over rocks to flip-flops for shelling at the shore.

Tallulah is frustrated because the grownups will not let her try dancing in toe shoes yet, so she sneaks a pair out of the wastebasket and tries on her own.

After taking a walk with his mother, Baby's new white shoes with the blue stripe are covered with a variety of colors.

Andrew's big brother gives him a shirt that Andrew wears every day, until he realizes that he has outgrown it.

Gary the lizard has trouble deciding between all the styles and colors of shoes available.

Peggy the pig finds the perfect party outfit on a scarecrow, but the scarecrow is not pleased to lose its clothes.

Wilbur, a naked mole rat who likes to wear clothes, is forced to go before the wise community elder, who surprises the other naked mole rats with his pronouncement.

When Joseph's overcoat got too shabby, he kept making a variety of garments from this one article of clothing.

This title in the Think About... series shows that while every animal needs things to protect it from the elements, only people can produce and choose to wear different kinds of clothing.

Full-color photographs and simple text provide easy ways to personalize clothing.