"Karen has to get glasses--two pairs! One pair for reading and one for all the time. Karen does not want glasses. Her school pictures are going to be taken soon! But Karen has to...so she picks out some pretty pink and blue ones. Karen thinks she looks very grown-up. Then Yicky Ricky calls her Four-eyes. If Karen wears her glasses for the school picture, Ricky will make fun of her. But Karen is not a wimp! Glasses or no glasses--that Ricky is going...

"Four-eyes! Nerd! These are just some of the mean things people say to kids with glasses. But did you know some of the smartest people to ever have lived all wore glasses? Glasses help many people read better and see far-away things better. Glasses can be a secret tool to being cool"--

"A nonfiction 'biography' of glasses, an everyday object that has become ubiquitous, starting with the discovery of the magnifying properties of glass through the development of the eye chart, plastic lenses, and contact lenses"--

After visiting the eye doctor and getting fitted with glasses, Arlo the dog is able to catch the ball thrown by his owner. Includes eye chart, fold-out vision-testing machine, and four pairs of try-on glasses.

"Wearing glasses for the first time doesn't have to be scary. Readers learn what it's like to wear glasses and how it helps improve one's vision. The sensitive tone promotes acceptance and understanding of those who wear glasses, helping young readers become more empathetic toward their peers. It is also relatable for those who already wear glasses and is comforting to those preparing to receive their first pair of glasses. The illustrated characters,...

Readers will see different stone and glass magnifiers (Nero used an emerald!) and a range of eyeglasses, from the lorgnette to pince-nez. Important dates and general time periods (e.g., Greek and Roman times ) give readers the basic gist of when inventions were created, and appended.

Rafa does not want to wear his new glasses to school. He tries his best to hide them - in the strangest places! But it's very tricky when they are so big and round and red. It's funny how things turn out, though because Rafa's specs end up winning him a gold star - and a new friend. Even better, he can see properly. A humorous story about the positive effectsof being, maybe, just a little different. "Rafa NO quiere ir a la escuela con esas gafas....