Bobbie and Joanie are best friends and best cousins, and they do everything together. So when Joanie has to get glasses, Bobbie figures she'll get them, tooespecially once she discovers the fabulous frames on display at the eyeglasses store. Meanwhile, Joanie has the opposite reaction. Glasses make her feel different and look different. And they're uncomfortable. So the ever-resourceful Bobbie comes up with a perfect plan to make both of them happy. Illustrations full of rich, comical details enhance this story about friendship and a classic childhood experience.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book is aimed at children at US kindergarten-2nd grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 5-7 years.

There are 40 pages in this book. This book was published in 2012 by Astra Publishing House .

Barbara Johansen Newman is the illustrator of over twenty books for children, including Glamorous Glasses (Boyds Mills Press), which she also wrote. She and her family live outside Boston in a home that she's constantly redecorating, often with second-hand treasures.