Spectacles
by Ellen Raskin
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A nearsighted little girl talks about and shows some of the unusual things she saw before being fitted with glasses.Tags
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Iris needs glasses but doesn't want them. Funny examples of what she thinks she sees contrasted with what she really sees. Good for reading with a kid who is getting glasses or as a discussion about what it's like to need glasses.
A quirky book by the author of the Westing Game. A little girl needs glasses because she keeps misinterpreting what she sees. The illustrations are what make the story fun. The picture on the cover shows two views: the real view, and how the little girl sees it.
Very cute, and dependent on the illustrations for the cuteness. Might be especially funny for people who got glasses when they were young. Maybe it's about the author's own experiences!
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Eyeglasses, fantasy in children's/young adult fiction
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23+ Works 17,106 Members
Ellen Ermingard Raskin (March 13, 1928 - August 8, 1984) was an American writer, illustrator and fashion designer. She was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She was educated at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Primarily a children's author, she received the 1979 Newbery Medal for her 1978 book The Westing Game and a 1975 Newbery Honor for her show more 1974 book Figgs & Phantoms. She was also an accomplished graphic artist. Raskin died at the age of 56 on August 8, 1984 in New York City. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Children's Books, Picture Books
- DDC/MDS
- 808.3 — Literature & rhetoric Literature, rhetoric & criticism Rhetoric and collections of literary texts from more than two literatures Rhetoric of fiction
- LCC
- PZ7 .S — Language and Literature Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Juvenile belles lettres
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