Andy and His New Glasses

by Leela Hope

Teach your children to be proud of who they are. Andy struggles with accepting how he looks – especially when he has to get glasses and the other kids tease him about it. Will Andy learn to be proud of who he is and how he looks? Perfect for early readers, this children’s storybook teaches your Andy and His New Glasses is a wonderful bedtime story for all ages and is told through rhyming verses and colorful illustrations. This storybook helps your child develop their reading skills in a fun and exciting adventure that they can relate to.

26 pages, Paperback

Published December 17, 2018

About the author

leela hope is a writer with over 22 years of experience in writing endearing children's fiction. Her lively characters have entranced and captivated her audience, and she has taken great joy in writing the three series of books, each beautifully illustrated with love and care. Her stories concentrate on the adventures of floppy eared bunnies and wide-eyed children learning lessons in life, before returning home wiser and eager for sleep. leela hope writes her stories to entertain the very young, but also to educate. Her vision is always of a parent sitting on a child's bed, reciting the stories each night, while the young one drifts off to sleep, lulled into a dream world full of fun and adventure.
From her very earliest years of childhood, leela made up stories in her head, telling them to her younger brother and sister. The stories flowed easily from her mind, and it wasn't long before she realized she had a gift for writing. By the age of 14, she had already written a small book of short stories for her own entertainment, and by the age of 22, she had published her first full-fledged children's fiction in several magazines. leela hope was destined to be an author and she knew exactly what genre of fiction she wanted to dedicate her life too.

Born in San Diego, California, and still residing in the area, leela studied English Literature at Berkeley, earning a degree in 1989. Her writing covers a span of several genres, but she always returns to her first love, children's fiction. She enjoys scuba diving and visiting wildlife parks, seeking new inspiration for cuddly characters for her stories. leela hope lives in an urban area of San Diego and is presently at work on a new book.

Reviews

[Sandra Stiles · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book to read with the child who has just gotten new glasses or will be getting new glasses. This took me back to my first pair of glasses.

[Israel Drazin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Leela Hope has the ability to write a good story in poetry with beautiful colorful drawings, stories that are interesting and make kids think. Children learn from her tales. In this one she teaches children a lesson most children need to learn: Do not be ashamed of yourself. Learn to be proud of who you are.

Andy's red hair
Stuck up in the air
His nose had freckles
and his skin was fair.

He was a good looking boy, but he had a problem seeing. Once he bumped into a tree. He needed glasses, which he got. The girl next door told him the glasses looked good on him, and she was right, but he thought he looked bad, and some of his friends at school laughed at him.
Children will learn what to do as Andy did, which is great, because all children have similar problems.