Marc Tolon Brown - Arthur's Eyes

Pros: fun story, Arthur and Francine interplay
Cons: old Arthur looks rather rough compared to newer version

In high school, I was a part of a group that went around to area schools performing plays for the children. In one of the plays, each of the elementary-school-age characters had some trait that made her feel self-conscious. One girl was overweight. ...

Pros: Fun story that is easy to read.
Cons: None

Arthurs Eyes
By: Marc Brown

This book, as you might guess from the title is about when Arthur got his glasses. He looked just fine without them, but he could not see very well.

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Pros: Great for kids getting glasses
Cons: Illustrations are the old Arthur, don't match cover

Since I care for seven school aged children, before and after school, I run into all kinds of self esteem issues from time to time. One of my eight year old boys has always seemed a bit "odd", and doesn't really fit in with the other kids. He has also ...

Pros: good story, makes getting glasses not seem so bad
Cons: none

Arthur’s Eyes is a children’s book by Marc Brown. It was published in 1979. This story is one of the original Arthur books and has Arthur drawn in the original style. Children may not recognize some of the characters although many do look ...

Pros: Arthur needs glasses, teasing about glasses, good ending
Cons: Teasing and name calling--"sissy and four eyes"

Between me and the librarian, we are scouting for books on kids needing glasses! I was excited to find this popular cartoon character book on needing glasses. This is a character (Arthur) that my daughter knows well! I did find the pictures in this book ...

Pros: A good book to read if your child is getting glasses
Cons: None

In case you haven't noticed yet, this house loves Arthur - this makes the 4th or 5th Arthur book I've reviewed so far. My son watches the show every day it's on, without fail unless we have an appointment, and he always chooses at least one Arthur book...

Pros: Familiar kids, easy reading, good pictures
Cons: Older style of pictures

This is a cute story in the "Arthur" series that shows that getting glasses is not the end of the world. However, it is drawn in the older style so young kids may not recognize Arthur immediately.
Arthur is a young Aardvark that discovers that he...