Carla\u2019s thrilled that Vision Screening Day\u2019s approaching. She hopes she\u2019ll need glasses because no one else in class wears them. Her friend Buster scoffs, \u201cYou like to be different.\u201d Next day, Carla\u2019s wearing self-made purple pipe-cleaner frames. She tells Buster she wants to see what styles and colors will flatter her when she gets real glasses. Every day thereafter, Carla sports different frames she\u2019s designed and constructed. She\u2019s excited on Vision Screening Day, but the final verdict\u2019s disappointing: Carla doesn\u2019t need glasses, but Buster apparently does, a conclusion that\u2019s confirmed by an eye exam at the optometrist\u2019s. Supportive Carla accompanies Buster and his dad there and helps Buster select his eyewear. Buster confesses that he doesn\u2019t enjoy being different: His new glasses will make him stand out when what he wants is to blend in. Carla hatches a plan and gets crafting. Next day, she colludes with her teacher and classmates. When Buster arrives, everyone\u2019s wearing Carla-fashioned glasses to welcome him; he doesn\u2019t stand out after all. This uplifting, reassuring story is about warm friendship and about being seen\u2014literally\u2014and accepted for who you are. Carla\u2019s a supportive, creative pal, and this story should boost the esteem of kids nervous about getting their first pair of glasses. The high-spirited illustrations were created with a combination of watercolor and digital media. Carla and Buster are pale-skinned; their class is racially diverse.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Carla\u2019s thrilled that Vision Screening Day\u2019s approaching. She hopes she\u2019ll need glasses because no one else in class wears them. Her friend Buster scoffs, \u201cYou like to be different.\u201d Next day, Carla\u2019s wearing self-made purple pipe-cleaner frames. She tells Buster she wants to see what styles and colors will flatter her when she gets real […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":261,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-260","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=260"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/261"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=260"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}