02386cam a2200385 i 4500 2789494692 TxAuBib 20260622120000.0 241127s2026||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2024052646 9781419768866 hardcover $19.99 1419768867 hardcover $19.99 (OCoLC)1509410483 TxAuBib rda Pritchard, Eric Darnell, author. Clothes to make you smile : Patrick Kelly designs his dreams / written by Eric Darnell Pritchard ; illustrated by Shannon Wright. Patrick Kelly designs his dreams. New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2026. 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references. "Patrick Kelly was one of the most influential fashion designers of the 20th century, but growing up in Vicksburg, Mississippi he didn't see many boys who liked to sew. That didn't stop him from sitting down at his grandma's table and picking up a needle and thread. Patrick loved the way clothes could make someone feel their best, and he dreamed of creating designs full of joy and whimsy. Those dreams brought him to some of the biggest cities in the world, but when he got there, he was told that his clothes were too vibrant, too tacky, and too much! When the fashion world rejected his designs, Patrick just laughed and carried right on working. He created clothes for people like him, outsiders who didn't grow up fitting in but weren't afraid to stand out. He filled his designs with love, and when the world finally recognized his talent, they couldn't help but smile."-- Provided by publisher. Ages 4 to 8 Abrams Books for Young Readers. 20260629. Kelly, Patrick, 1954-1990 Juvenile literature. African American fashion designers Biography Juvenile literature. Biographies. Picture books. Wright, Shannon, illustrator.