Goggles!

Goggles by Ezra Jack Keats is the fifth of the Peter books. Here the boy has found a neat pair of goggles and doesn't want to lose them to the local bullies!

I don't know about you, but when I was Peter's age (and maybe you are Peter's age), when I found something and I knew it was a legit case of finder's keepers, that thing was treasure and more importantly, it was my treasure. If the bully up the street (and there was one in my neighborhood) wanted it too, I'd have to fight to keep my treasure. Peter is a craftier and less violent kid than I was at his age. Peter is the kind of kid I should have striven to be.

Googles! also now makes me think of the "Double Vision" episode of Generator Rex where Rex's special (sentimental) pair of show more goggles are stolen by a girl in goggles. Except that Rex doesn't manage to outsmart her like Pete does his bully. show less

One of my favorite Keats books, this is such a refreshingly honest capturing of childhood. (If I had to pick an allegoric medium, this book would be a rustic, faded Polaroid of real childhood.) The textures of places, the fascination with discarded objects and hiding places, the unfortunate antagonism that sometimes exists, and the simple bonds between friends... "Goggles!" just seems to capture it - really capture it - for me. This is childhood.

I remember when one of my preschool boys fell in love with this book, back when he was three. He was intrigued very much with the "bullies" in the story and the idea that if you had something they wanted, they'd just try to take it. "Goggles!" helped him begin to understand the power relations show more among people, and how "rough around the edges" life really is. Conflict and bullying, like it or not, is a part of of the fabric of childhood - it's something we all remember, and to openly and honestly, matter-of-factly address it as Keats does is no easy task. But something about "Goggles!" - he just strikes the perfect chord with it. It sank in deeply with Braden, and it did for me so long ago too. show less

A boy finds some goggles, and he, his friend and dog have to be fast, clever, and lucky when some big boys try to take them away from him.

It's not a bad story, but there just isn't much to it. And while the big boys are obviously bullies, the story does not explicitly exclude the possibility that the goggles may actually belong to one of them.

Peter and Archie, young African American boys use teamwork, imagination, and creativity to out smart a few older bullies who want to steal their new "treasure". The characters prove in a humerous way that the biggest and meanest kids don't always win.The illustrations in this text are very helpful for beginning readers because they help the reader follow along with the text. The illustrations of an urban neighborhood provide a unique setting while the story's themes are relateble to all children. The colorful illustrations and child's perspective help evoke a sense of danger, adventure, and suspense, all leading to a peacful resolution.

Wow. Do y'all realize that these kids are the modern-day equivalent of the Victorian mudlarks of the Thames? Or the orphans of the trash heaps in Brazil? Or even more recently: https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/oct/11/hell-earth-great-urban-scandal-li... I hope that we in the US are taking better care of our kids since this book was written.

That being said, it's a good adventure with smart heroes!

I think this book could be fit for primary and intermediate students.

This book is about Peter and Archie who find a pair of motorcycle goggles, but there are older boys who try to take the goggles from them. Along with the help of their dog Willie, Peter and Archie outsmart the older boys without using force or violence.

I think this could be a good book for the classroom to highlight friendship and using critical thinking in the moment, rather than getting involved in a situation in ways that we shouldn't. I think the big ideas of this story are helpful, though it could be seen as an unhelpful representation of African American kids being violent or hanging out in a junkyard like the book shows.

This book is about two little boys who found cool motorcycle goggles in the junkyard and had to outsmart some older boys who wanted to take them. This book had somewhat stereotypical cultural depictions so that I wouldn't totally recommend it. It is appropriate for primary age readers.