Specs for Rex
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- $13.99
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- $13.99
Publisher Description
Rex has new glasses and he HATES them! He does NOT want to wear them to school, and he tries to hide them – in the strangest places! But it's pretty tricky hiding specs that are so big, and round and RED . . .
It's funny how things turn out, though, because Rex's specs end up winning him a gold star, and a new friend. Even better, he can SEE properly.
A beautifully illustrated and charming story about the positive effects of being, well, maybe just a little different.
Brilliantly read by Lenny Henry. Please note that audio is not supported by all devices, please consult your user manual for confirmation.
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As she did in Go to Bed, Fred!, Ismail introduces an animal facing an ordeal common to many children in this case, adjusting to eyeglasses. Rex, a lion whose mane is an unruly yellow splotch, does not like his large red specs "at all!" Ismail's lively watercolors pick up where the understated text leaves off to reveal the comically futile measures Rex takes to make his glasses disappear: he buries them in a cereal box, brushes his mane over his eyes at school, and hides them in his sandwich. Instead of painting a picture in art class, Rex paints his specs, mumbling to himself, "Now they're sunglasses!" During a slightly confusing recess sequence, Rex dumps a trash can on himself while his classmates play together yet "another way of hiding his specs." In the process, he discovers his teacher's lost whistle and that being able to see has its advantages. Rex's transition from self-appointed outcast to classroom hero happens pretty quickly, but reluctantly bespectacled kids should still find Rex's lighthearted travails reassuring. Ages 4 8.
