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Randy Kazandy, Where Are Your Glasses? By Rhonda Fischer, Art By Kim Sponaugle [Deluxe Edition] [Hardcover]

Rhonda Fischer , Kim Sponaugle
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Book Description

March 1, 2009 5 - 7 years
Randy Kazandy, Where Are Your Glasses? was rated the best children's book for the fall through SheKnows magazine. The book is helping kids all around the nation adjust to eyeglasses in a fun and clever way. Randy's motto of loving himself is reflected into the minds of children as they read this musical rhyme over and over again. Randy doesn't like glasses but his mom is a detective and keeps her keen eye on her rambunctious child. Mom is like a rocket who takes off into action as Randy tries to ditch his specs at every turn. Mom is loaded and ready to fire by bringing out a new pair of glasses, then another pair, then another. Will she win this war with Randy? This is a must have book for everyone. The illustrations are vibrant and beautifully drawn by Kim Sponaugle, fun filled and packed with surprises. This book is very unpredictable with hidden glasses throughout the story for the detective in your child to find. This amazing children's book has a keepsake message that is "I love being me!" Won the Book of Excellence award through Creative Child's Magazine.

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Editorial Reviews

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“ I admire [Rhonda Fischer's] commitment to writing children's books with positive messages. [She has] my best wishes for the success of Randy Kazandy's first adventure and for those to come.”  —Laura Bush, former First Lady

About the Author

Rhonda Fischer is a former writer of children’s stories for the Los Angeles Times who currently reviews books professionally and writes articles for 30 publications. She has held writing workshops and will be the keynote speaker at the Miami International Book Festival 2012. She lives in Paola, Kansas. Kim Sponaugle has illustrated more then 36 books, including Beatrice’s New Clothes, The Mess, and On a Journey to Mirth. She lives in Salem County, New Jersey.


Product Details

  • Age Range: 5 - 7 years
  • Hardcover: 32 pages
  • Publisher: Whim Publishing; 1st edition (March 1, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0982016301
  • ISBN-13: 978-0982016305
  • Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.9 x 0.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #753,202 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Rhonda Fischer- Born and raised in Canandaigua, New York. Rhonda started writing and reciting poetry as a child. She is a classically trained pianist, who studied Performance at the Eastman School of Music on scholarships and taught piano for many years. These experiences gave Rhonda the ambition, determination, and love to rhyme her stories. Her stories became another type of music.

Randy Kazandy, Where Are Your Glasses? is the first book in the series. Rhonda says that writing children's books is the life's fulfillment of a life's dream, which beats her other dream of being locked up for a two day weekend in Willie Wonka's chocolate factory.

Writing articles in various newspapers around the country, Rhonda continues to write for 23 chronicle online magazines daily. Approved and recommended by Parents Magazine OC, Stories for Children, Old Schoolhouse Magazine, Southern California College of Opticians and Ophthalmology Association, HomeSchool Association of California, librarians, teachers, parents, and many others, reviews continue to pour in, especially from children. Randy Kazandy has been honored into the Arts & Illustrations Museum in St. Louis Missouri. The next three books in the Randy Kazandy series published by Whim Publishing, are now in development. Randy Kazandy has a motto: "I love being me!" Thus, to cherish and honor girls and boys everywhere who wear or need glasses there are glasses are on every page of the book. Some are hidden and only a spy's eye can find them. Enjoy! Please visit www.randykazandy.com or call 1-877-852-6276 for more info.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Don't like it. November 8, 2010
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This is a story about a boy who needs glasses but doesn't want to wear them, so he "loses" 6 pair of glasses in a row. His mom just keeps giving him more. What a dumb story! Does not show glasses in a good light. If you want a story to help your little one get used to the idea of wearing glasses, this is NOT the story.
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3 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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Randy Kazandy, Where Are Your Glasses is a great book for children, whether they might need glasses or not. The real lesson of the book, is that things that make you different aren't bad, just different. Randy doesn't want to wear his glasses at first, though he needs them badly. He thinks they make him look "like an alien from space." It's understood, though not stated, that he's afraid he'll be teased by the other children. Unlike any other book of it's kind, the book is written in lyrical rhyme, with perfect meter, something rarely if ever seen. It's also a high quality book, printed in the USA, that should last for a good while, even though the children that receive it tend to take it everywhere they go. It may even last so they can hand it down to their children, maybe even their grand children. The illustrations are brilliant, Kim Sponaugle did a wonderful job of getting the pictures just right. The author, Rhonda Fischer, is a brilliant, classically trained musician that has focused her considerable skills on writing children's books. One need only read the lyrical rhyme to know that there is music in the soul of the author, it shows that much in the way the words flow. The underlying theme of Randy Kazandy isn't that children should wear their glasses, it's that they should love who they are, even the things that make them different. Randy's motto becomes, "I love being me." Do have your children visit the Randy Kazandy website, ([...]) there are games to play there that ophthalmologists say are actually good for children's eyes, yet they're fun and entertaining. I highly recommend this book above most children's books, since there are few if any like it, done with the style and quality of this one. Hopefully, you'll agree that quality is still important. Get this book for your children or grand children, you won't be disappointed, and neither will they.
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This book is entertaining, and the message that it's OK to be different is a good one. However, I strongly object to the idea that there is a never-ending supply of replacement glasses if one is careless with them. Our 5 year old grandson accidentally broke his new glasses when they were a month old, and he is quite careful with them. We don't want him to think that he doesn't need to be careful, as his glasses are over $300 per pair, mostly due to the lenses.
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