2. One night, when Jared was very little, he had a terrible dream - in fact, it was a nightmare.

3. In his dream, the teeny-tiny buttons on his pajamas grew to an enormous size and he fell, head first, into one of the holes. In his dream, the teeny-tiny buttons on his pajamas grew to an enormous size and he fell, head first, into one of the holes.

4. When he awoke from his bad dream, he decided that he would never wear buttons again. From that day on, he wore When he awoke from his bad dream, he decided that he would never wear buttons again. From that day on, he wore t-shirts. t-shirts.

5. One day, when Jared was four, his mother announced at breakfast that the whole family was invited to his cousin’s wedding. One day, when Jared was four, his mother announced at breakfast that the whole family was invited to his cousin’s wedding.

6. She said, “Jared, you are so lucky. You will get to wear a fancy, new shirt with buttons.” She said, “Jared, you are so lucky. You will get to wear a fancy, new shirt with buttons.”

7. Remembering his horrible dream, Jared hollered, Jared hollered, “I HATE BUTTONS!!”

8. Jared’s mother Jared’s mother tried to tried to convince him that buttons were not scary. Jared still Jared stillscreamed, “I HATE BUTTONS!!” BUTTONS!!”

9. As the wedding came closer, Jared’s mom decided to try some dress shirts that didn’t have buttons

10. On Monday, she brought home she brought home a dress shirt with a dress shirt with a zipper. a zipper. But when she zipped up the zipper, the zipper, she went too high and pinched Jared’s chin. Jared cried, “I HATE ZIPPERS

11. On Tuesday, Jared’s dad brought home On Tuesday, Jared’s dad brought home a dress shirt a dress shirt with velcro. with velcro. But when Jared undid the shirt, But when Jared undid the shirt, the noise was the noise was too loud and Jared yelled, too loud and Jared yelled, “I HATE VELCRO!!”

12. On Wednesday, Jared’s nana brought him a dress shirt that fastened with safety pins. When his nana pinned his shirt, She accidentally poked him in the chest. “OUCH!!” shouted Jared, ‘I HATE SAFETY PINS!!”

13. On Thursday, Jared’s papa brought him a dress shirt with strings attached. But when all the strings were tied up, Jared couldn’t breathe. He gasped, “I HATE STRINGS”.

14. On Friday morning, the neighbour rushed over with a dress shirt and did it up with clothes pins.

15. Unfortunately, Jared’s mom Unfortunately, Jared’s mom thought he was clean laundry and she hung him on the clothesline to dry. The whole neighbourhood heard Jared when he shrieked, “I HATE CLOTHES PINS!!” thought he was clean laundry and she hung him on the clothesline to dry. The whole neighbourhood heard Jared when he shrieked, “I HATE CLOTHES PINS!!”

16. So, on Friday afternoon, Jared’s sister, Taylor, decided that she would solve the problem. She used her dad’s duct tape from the workshop to fasten a buttonless dress shirt. So, on Friday afternoon, Jared’s sister, Taylor, decided that she would solve the problem. She used her dad’s duct tape from the workshop to fasten a buttonless dress shirt.

17. Jared was fine with this idea, until it was time for bed and no one could get the duct tape off! Hours later, when Jared’s father cut off the shirt, Jared hollered, at the top of his lungs, “I HATE DUCT TAPE!!” Jared was fine with this idea, until it was time for bed and no one could get the duct tape off! Hours later, when Jared’s father cut off the shirt, Jared hollered, at the top of his lungs, “I HATE DUCT TAPE!!”

18. The day of the wedding was finally here.Jaredneeded to get dressed.

19. So, he quietly So, he quietly snuck into snuck into his closet his closet and pulled and pulled out out a dress shirt. a dress shirt.

20. To his family’s surprise, To his family’s surprise, it was not it was not the shirt the shirt with zippers. with zippers. It was not It was not the shirt the shirt with velcro. with velcro. It was not It was not the shirt the shirt with safety pins. with safety pins.

21. It was not It was not the shirt with strings. the shirt with strings. It was not It was not the shirt with clothes pins. the shirt with clothes pins. It was not It was not the shirt with the shirt with duct tape. duct tape. Jared was wearing his dress shirt with buttons. Jared was wearing his dress shirt with buttons.

22. The whole dress shirt dilemma made Jared realizethatbuttons were not so bad after all.

23. Jared looked Jared looked very handsome very handsome on the day of on the day of the wedding the wedding and if you and if you got close enough, you could got close enough, you could hear him say, hear him say, “I love buttons.” “I love buttons.” THE END

24. The DRESS SHIRT DELEMA is about Jared Colangeli. Jared is four years old and refuses to wear shirts with buttons. Jared’s mom had a real problem when her family was invited to a fancy wedding and Jared refused to wear a dress shirt. His mom’s grade 2/3 at John Marshall School wrote and illustrated this story about Jared. The story was written BEFORE the wedding. Although Jared LOVED the story, he did NOT wear a buttoned shirt to the wedding. He wore a “fancy t-shirt”.