My husband and I gave Frankie and Lizzy books for Valentine's Day, and one was called "All Children Have Different Eyes, Learn to play and make friends", by; Edie A. Glaser and Maria Burgio, Ph.D. They enjoyed listening too it and I think it is a great book for children, talking about a variety of visual impairments.
The main character in the first chapter has nystagmus, or "Jell-O eyes". It explains how he needs to sit close to the board in school and he explains to other kids why he needs to do things a certain way. The next chapter talks about different visual problems, such as albinism, cataracts and color blindness. Lizzy was excited to see the girl with albinism.
The last chapter is devoted to a girl who has strabismus, a lazy eye, which is what Lizzy has. The girl in the story wears a patch, so that was cool for her to see. She also explains about her eye condition to her friends. I thought it was a great book because it touched on many different eye conditions and showed ways to talk to others about eyesight. In the back are activities to help with social competency, which can be difficult for children with low vision. The pictures were fun and bright too!
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