"A nonfiction 'biography' of glasses, an everyday object that has become ubiquitous, starting with the discovery of the magnifying properties of glass through the development of the eye chart, plastic lenses, and contact lenses"--

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 neighbour, Andy, will help. But when the duo try on the glasses in the shops 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...

Stella discovers that her new glasses are magic, allowing her to see the knit-knotters--night sprites that are flitting around town tyeing knots in children's hair so they need haircuts--and when a conversation with one of them, Trixie, reveals the reason, Stella comes up with a plan to deal with the mischievous fairies.

Looking forward to perfecting her x-ray vision so she can see through walls and crack secret codes, Mia Mayhem struggles to adjust to her classmates' pace in spite of her embarrassingly clunky glasses.

En la visita al oftalmólogo me dan la noticia: tengo que llevar gafas. ¡Qué espanto! ¿Cómo serán mis gafas? ¿Cómo voy a ver con ellas? ¿Qué tipo de gafas serán? ¿Me pareceré a una mosca? Las ilustraciones del galardonado André Letria acompañan las dudas y elucubraciones del niño, presentando al lector diversos tipos de gafas. Se trata de un libro de literatura, pero también de un libro de apoyo para padres y niños que viven esa situación...

Ollie sees things differently than others, including his older sister, and he likes the world better the way he sees it.

"When Rex finds out he needs glasses, he's beyond miserable. Dealing with the bullies at school, his family being broke, and an embarrassing lack of friends, he has way too much on his plate already"--Provided by publisher.