Abby concocts comical and innovative strategies to get glasses. She thinks glasses make her best friend Rosa look beautiful. In the quest to have glasses like Rosa, Abby invents a multitude of ingenious ways to getting the glasses she so dearly desires. What one person might dislike about themselves may be just the thing that someone else would envy. Abby grows in appreciation of her own uniqueness. Reading Level: Grade K-4
How far will Abby go to be just like Rosa? Best friends like to be like each other, that is natural. Kids are reminded to like themselves just the way they are. Humorous situations and outlandish schemes bring us to the important message of strong self concept and self esteem. Animated expressions and funny details capture the many moods of the two girls' enthusiastic yearning and invention. (Companion book to I Wish I Had Freckles Like Abby)
"Wonderful for discussions related to feelings identification, value/appreciation of our own uniqueness and especially issues related to acceptance and diversity. Children will easily identify with the characters and enjoy the antics of these 2 young girls." Patricia Henslin, MA School Counselor