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!"