The Boy in the Big Blue Glasses

Susanne Gervay, Marjorie Crosby-Fairall

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Exisle
01 July 2019

Children's & Educational; Picture storybooks; School stories (Children's&YA); Personal & social issues: self-awareness & self-esteem (Children's&YA)

When Sam gets his first pair of glasses, he feels like no one knows who he is anymore. His parents say he looks handsome in them and his grandpa thinks he must be a superhero, but Sam just wants to be himself. Even at school, everyone except his best friend George seems to have forgotten who he is. How will Sam make the world see him again?

Follow Sam as he tries to remind people who he is, abandons his glasses at every chance he gets, and even faces giant penguins and googly-eyed turtles in his journey back to his old self. Young readers will delight in the vibrant illustrations and Sam’s imaginative antics, from building pirate ships with George to fending off sharks as captain on the high seas. And the more he returns to his adventurous ways, and rediscovers his confidence and sense of humour, the more people see him not as some anonymous handsome superhero, but as Sam.

The Boy in the Big Blue Glasses is an action-packed story about overcoming your fears of other people’s perceptions and not shying away from being yourself. Any children dealing with new glasses or other changes in their appearance will find inspiration in Sam’s bravery. After all, how big or blue your glasses are doesn’t make any difference when you’re captain of a pirate ship!

By: Susanne Gervay
Illustrated by: Marjorie Crosby-Fairall
Imprint: Exisle
Country of Publication: New Zealand
Dimensions: Height: 215mm, Width: 288mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 415g
ISBN: 9781925335996
ISBN 10: 1925335992
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 01 July 2019
Recommended Age: From 6 to 8 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , English as a second language , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Susanne Gervay is a celebrated Australian children's author who received the Lifetime Social Justice Literature Award for Children's Literature. Marjorie Crosby-Fairall is a freelance illustrator. An Australia/US citizen, her first picture book won the CBCA Eve Pownall Award.

Reviews for The Boy in the Big Blue Glasses

“Picture books always help with big life changes, and this story by Susanne Gervay @susanne_gervay has been super handy for our family. The Boy in the Big Blue Glasses, tells the story of Sammy, who feels like he loses his identity when he gets his new glasses. The grown-ups tell him he looks like a superhero, but he just wants to be himself. I hope every child gets to read this book, and understand that vision problems affect so many.” * Get Kids Booked *