When Lizzy had her strabismus surgery, 2 years ago today, we read her a book called "Blueberry Eyes" beforehand. It talked about a girl whose eyes crossed, wore glasses, a patch and eventually had to have eye muscle surgery. Her family calls her "blueberry eyes" because they are as blue as Maine blueberries. The book talked about her family and things she liked to do. I liked the surgery part, because it showed the hospital and the nurses and doctors. It made things seem not too scary. I thought it was a great pre-surgery book because it was real and accurate, probably for kids 3 and over.
When I was looking for the book online tonight, I found another, "The Patch", about a girl who is a ballerina and needs to get a patch, looks cute! Speaking of patching, the Eye Patch Club is a great resource for kids who need to patch. When Lizzy was being patched, we joined the club and got a newsletter, a calendar with stickers to mark off days patched, online resources and games and puzzles for kids. She enjoyed getting the stuff in the mail and putting the stickers on the calendar with Patch the dog.
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Friday, February 15, 2008
"All Children Have Different Eyes" Book
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!
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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