Glasses (Who Needs 'Em?) (Picture Puffins) [Paperback]

Lane Smith (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Series: Picture Puffins

A whimsical tribute follows a young boy's refusal to wear his new glasses and his doctor's listing of all the variety of people--and things--that benefit from glasses. Reprint. K. PW. AB.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

PW found this zany tale?in which an odd optometrist tries to convince his young patient to wear specs?a "visual treasure trove." Ages 5-up.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 3-- When a young patient states, "I'm worried about looking like a dork," the optometrist lists others who wear spectacles--"monster-movie" stuntpeople, famous inventors, entire planets. Just when he decides the doctor is crazy, the boy looks through the glasses and sees what he's been missing (almost everyone and everything in the world wearing glasses). Smith's illustrations are as offbeat as his work in Scieszka's The True Story of the Three Little Pigs (Viking, 1989). His text is just as wacky, and reflects a young boy's resistance not only to the idea of wearing glasses, but also to the optometrist's efforts to fit him. The page layout features different colors and typefaces at every turn. Unfortunately, it's sometimes difficult to read the print on a dark page. A fun romp that's more irreverent than Brown's Arthur's Eyes (Joy St/Little, 1979) or Keller's Cromwell's Glasses (Greenwillow, 1982), and one that just might give the people at the counter at LensCrafters some ammunition for the next youngster who doesn't want to look like a dork. --Christine A. Moesch, Buffalo and Erie County Public Library, Buffalo, NY
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Puffin (February 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0140544844
• ISBN-13: 978-0140544848
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 8 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,135,495 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Lane Smith is the author and/or illustrator of several award-winning books for children. He is a two-time winner of the Caldecott Honor for Grandpa Green (2012) and The Stinky Cheese Man (1993). Four of his books have won the New York Times Best Illustrated Book Award and several of his books, including It's a Book, John, Paul George & Ben and Madam President have been New York Times and Publishers Weekly bestsellers. Mr. Smith has illustrated works by the likes of Bob Shea, Roald Dahl, Dr. Seuss, George Saunders, Judith Viorst, Florence Parry Heide, Jack Prelutsky and Eve Merriam. Some of his most popular books are with frequent collaborator, Jon Scieszka. Mr. Smith lives in Connecticut with his wife Molly Leach, an award-winning graphic designer.
www.lanesmithbooks.com

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Super gift!, May 16, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Glasses (Who Needs 'Em?) (Picture Puffins) (Paperback)

This book is a great gift for any kid who needs glasses. I am buying my third copy. I always buy it for each of my neices or nephews who get glasses. Also as a third grade teacher I keep it on my bookshelf to send home with students who need glasses. Lane Smith is one of my favorite illustrators and I certainly enjoy him in this writing effort.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It's alright, August 2, 2005

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Michelle "Sydney's Proud Mom" (Gilbert, Arizona USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Glasses (Who Needs 'Em?) (Picture Puffins) (Paperback)

I bought this for my 5-year old, and it was a little older for her. We DID like the "twist" at the end, and how the language in the book is accurate for kids. Not the best, in my opinion, for her age, but would be GREAT for an 8+ year old kid.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Glasses - who needs em?, March 13, 2006

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Glasses: Who Needs 'Em? (Hardcover)

Some of it was scary. Their teeth looked funny. I laughed at what they saw. I wear my glasses too.

My Mom and Dad liked the book, but when they read it to me, they left out a couple of things they thought might be too scary for me.