Book List
A few terrific books about other kids with glasses are listed below. Visit your local library or bookstore and request a copy of one of the stories to read yourself or to your kids.
The Good Luck Glasses
By Sara London
Published by Scholastic
Seven-year-old Nomi decides that she is lucky when the new glasses she gets
help her see things more clearly.
There's good luck and bad luck. For Nomi, bad luck is tripping over the family
cat and squinting at the blackboard. But when she gets her special eyeglasses,
Nomi discovers that the best luck of all is being able to see better than ever.
Glasses for D.W. (Arthur)
By Marc Brown
Published by Random House
Arthur's little sister wants to wear glasses like her brother and tries to
prove she needs them.
D.W. wants to wear glasses, just like her big brother, Arthur. After Arthur
explains that without his glasses a hat looks like a bat and some string looks
like a ring duck, D.W. sets out to prove that everything looks funny to her,
too. Finally, Arthur finds a way to make his sister see the situation a bit
more clearly!

Luna and the Big Blur:
A story for children who wear glasses
By Shirley Day
Published by Magination Press
A young girl who hates her glasses learns to appreciate them after spending
a day without them.
Do you remember the first time you had to wear glasses as a child? For the
thousands of children today who experience this unsettling change in their lifestyle,
Luna and the Big Blur helps them feel good about their glasses and themselves.
Luna is a young girl who hates her glasses and decides she won't wear them.
This delightful story describes the many mishaps that occur when Luna leaves
her glasses at home. She eventually learns to accept her nearsightedness after
a supportive talk with her father, who is able to show her that she can feel
good about all of her own special qualities. All children will be able to relate
to Luna's feelings of being different, and will turn to her story again and
again to lightheartedly resolve the many issues that plague them when they feel
that they don't fit in. Also included is an introduction for parents.

Blueberry Eyes
By Monica Discoll Beatty
Published by Health Press
Blueberry Eyes is a charming, non-fiction children's book which addresses
many aspects of eye treatment, such as wearing glasses, eye patches, or undergoing
eye muscle surgery. Beautifully illustrated with lively, four-color illustrations
on every page, the book also touches on many of the feelings that a child may
experience about his or her eye treatment. Not only does it educate, but it
reassures small patients and lets them identify with a heroine who is "just
like me!"
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