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Written by Jane O'Connor
Illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser
New York : Harper, 2010. Easy Reader.

When Nancy's friend Bree gets some glittery glasses to help her see better, Nancy, who likes to be fancy, wants to wear glasses too.

By Charles M. Schulz
New York : Simon Spotlight, 2016. Easy Reader.

When a reluctant Linus gets glasses, a jealous Snoopy makes an effort to become fashionably bespectacled as well.

By Barbara Johansen Newman
Honesdale, Pa. : Boyds Mills Press, 2012. Picture Book.

After helping her cousin Joanie find glasses, Bobbie convinces Joanie to let her wear them while they go to Sophie's Sweet Shoppe.

By Ted Kooser
Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2019. Picture Book.

Mr. Posey is feeling gloomy. Everything seems dull. Maybe he needs new glasses? Perhaps a trip to the Cheer Up Thrift Shop with his energetic young neighbor, Andy, will help. But when the duo try on the glasses in the shop's barrel, they're in for a big surprise. One pair with stars for frames shows only constellations in a night sky. Round frames reveal a world all aswirl, while a heart-shaped pair makes everything pink. And as soon as Mr. Posey puts on the cat-eye framed glasses, fierce dogs start chasing him. No, thank you! But when Andy makes a simple observation, Mr. Posey's view opens to a whole new world -- and finally everything is brighter, different, and exciting.

By Marthe Jocelyn
Toronto : Tundra Books, 2013. Picture Book.

A playful exploration of homonyms reveals how preschoolers can have fun with language, posing such questions as whether to find glasses on a shelf or a face and whether to find a wave at the beach or a train station.

By Marc Bown
New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2011. Picture Book.

None of Arthur's friends wear glasses and his classmates tease him! But when he stops wearing them, he gets in all kinds of trouble. Maybe four eyes really are better than two.

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