I Wish I Had Glasses / Quisiera tener lentes (Bilingual Edition) (I Wish Series) [Hardcover]

Kathryn Heling (Author), Deborah Hembrook (Author), Bonnie Adamson (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up | Series: I Wish Series

How far will Rosa go to be just like Abby? Best friends like to be like each other, that is natural. Kids are reminded to like themselves just the way they are. Humorous situations and outlandish schemes bring us to the important message of strong self concept and self esteem. This friendship is brought to life through soft watercolor illustrations. Animated expressions and funny details capture the many moods of their enthusiastic yearning and invention. Companion book to I Wish I Had Freckles Like Abby / Quisiera tener pecas como Abby

Editorial Reviews

Review

The illustrations by Bonnie Adamson are delightful. I love the detail in them including the fact that the page numbers are freckled too! This would be a great book for kindergarten and first grade on any bilingual school and even if the teacher is not fluent in Spanish the vocabulary is easy enough for her/him to read to his/her class. --Maria Elena Hewitt

…wonderful for discussions related to feelings identification, value/appreciation of our own uniqueness and especially issues related to acceptance and diversity. Children will easily identify with the characters and enjoy the antics of these 2 young girls. --Patricia Henslin, MA School Counselor

These two books lead to a good conversation about wanting things we don't have or can't get. I have tried to talk with my daughter many times but these books lead to a natural conversation. - --Donna McLeod

From the Publisher

How far will Rosa go to be just like Abby? On the other hand, how far will Abby go to be just like Rosa? Best friends, Abby and Rosa want to be just like each other. The "I Wish" series celebrate the unique things that make us all individuals. Each of us is wonderful in our own special way! This message is clear in both I Wish I Had Glasses Like Rosa / Quisiera tener lentes como Rosa and I Wish I Had Freckles Like Abby / Quisiera tener pecas como Abby. Kids are reminded to like themselves "just the way they are!" through humorous situations and outlandish schemes that both Abby and Rosa undertake in these stories. In this hilarious series, Abby goes to elaborate and comical lengths to get glasses while Rosa tries to get freckles for herself. Sometimes the things that make you an individual are things that you'd just as soon not have--curly hair, long legs, or a crooked smile. These things are often the very things that make each person special. Both girls grow to appreciate their own uniqueness.

Rosa and Abby's friendship is brought to life in illustrator Bonnie Adamson's soft watercolor depiction. Animated expressions and funny details capture the many moods of Rosa's enthusiastic yearning and invention. She is funny, sad, inventive, and enterprising. What a good female role model! Especially when she discovers her own self-worth.

Abby and Rosa's innovative solutions will lead to discussions of the reader's own, as well as their friend's, best attributes. The books in the "I Wish" series are a natural springboard for discussion at library story hours, in the classroom and on the home front. After reading these stories it's easy to propose questions such as "What do you wish for?" and "What do you like about yourself?" "What do you wish were different in your life?" What are some of the best qualities of your friends, family members, etc.?" The "I Wish" books provide the backdrop that lets both serious and not-so-serious discussions flow naturally. Imagine that!

These bilingual books are formatted with full story in both English and Spanish. A keyword vocabulary page is included to jumpstart learning in either language.

Books are available in hardcover and paperback
I Wish I Had Glasses Like Rosa ISBN 0972497374 hc and 0977090655 pb. I
Wish I Had Freckles Like Abby ISBN 0972497382 hc and 0977090663 pb. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Raven Tree Press; Bilingual edition (February 22, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0972497374
• ISBN-13: 978-0972497374
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 10.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,918,690 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Captures the essence of best friends, April 30, 2007

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Harold McFarland (Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: I Wish I Had Glasses / Quisiera tener lentes (Bilingual Edition) (I Wish Series) (Hardcover)

This is an absolutely delightful story that captures the essence of the common childhood desire to be just like your best friend. In this book the main character, Abby, not only wishes she had glasses like her friend Rosa but tries on glasses, imagines goggles to be glasses, and even tries to make them herself but it never quite works out the way she expects. The book is written in both English and Spanish and is a fun way to introduce children to another language. I Wish I Had Glasses Like Rosa is highly recommended and wonderfully illustrated. Be sure not to miss the companion book, I Wish I Had Freckles Like Abby.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful, February 10, 2007

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Paula J. Woolf (Greenville, SC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: I Wish I Had Glasses Like Rosa / Quisiera tener lentes como Rosa (Bilingual English/Spanish) (I Wish) (I Wish) (I Wish... / Quisiera...) (Paperback)

The story teaches a valuable lesson while the illustrations capture the child's attention. The illustrator did a wonderful job of bringing the characters to life in a whimsical style.