Though Lulu enjoys dressing up as pirate, fairy princess, and astronaut, she especially loves her ladybug costume because she can pretend she is a superhero.
Text and illustrations detail the history of fashion, discussing the styles, fabrics, and accessories of the costumes worn by women, men and children from 1200-1980.
Halloween is near and Bobby has a great idea for costumes for himself and his dog, Lucy, but when he brings Lucy's costume to school for show-and-tell it disappears, and Bobby suspects the unfriendly new student took it.