10,000 Dresses is a 2008 children's picture book written by Marcus Ewert, illustrated by Rex Ray and published by Seven Stories Press.

[5] Teacher and psychologist Jennifer Burke, for example, read 10,000 Dresses to her third-grade class, which led to a discussion about determining gender.

[6] Furthermore, this genre is very often criticized for focusing on "boys in dresses", reflecting "stereotypical gendered interests" as well as a lack of diversity in the protagonists' families.

[7] Some people, such as Robert Bittner, suggest that it is important to circumvent a "universalizing narrative" with more varied stories of members of the LGBTQ+ community.

[2] Professor Stephen Adam Crawley also recognizes the lack of diversity in that most of the stories in this genre deal with "White, middle class characters living in households with two cisgender, heterosexual parents.

"[7] In the scholarly source Children, Sexuality, and the Law, Sacha Coupet writes that although 10,000 Dresses explores gender non-conformance, especially among younger audiences, it is less focused on transgenderism specifically.

[13] With regard to library boards banning books like 10,000 Dresses, many believe LGBTQ+ and independent bookstores have the responsibility to advocate for this type of literature.

[16] Additionally, social policy researchers Dr. Clare Bartholomaeus and Dr. Damien Riggs suggest that 10,000 Dresses and other similar stories should be included on primary school reading lists.