Rabe follows a young girl through her first 12 days of kindergarten in this book based on the familiar Christmas carol. Tender and heartfelt with a loving message-if a little sanitized. In an author’s note Parton exhorts young readers, bullies and victims alike, to have understanding hearts and find comfort in knowing that hurts can heal. There are brown-skinned and white schoolchildren all taking part in the event this may appeal to modern readers, but it doesn't ring true for early-1950s rural Tennessee, where school segregation was statutory. The home seems warm and comfortable if old-fashioned, and the other children in the family don’t have patched clothing. Boynton-Hughes’ brightly hued pen-and-ink–and-watercolor illustrations follow the action carefully but are a bit too pretty to convey poverty. She tries to explain the love and sense of richness she feels, to no avail. The little blonde, white girl gratefully and proudly heads off for school, where she is met with jeers and derision. Her mother lovingly creates a patchwork coat while retelling the Bible story of Joseph and his coat of many colors. Parton recalls when she had “patches on her britches” and no warm coat. Here, the text is made up entirely of the song’s lyrics.
DOLLY PARTON COAT OF MANY COLORS MOVIE
The incident evidently had a profound effect, as it led to a song, written in 1971, and a TV movie in 2015. A patchwork coat created from a box of donated rags is a deeply felt memory from the author’s childhood.
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