Charlie's Eyeglasses - (Another Charlie Book) by Margarita del Mazo (Hardcover)

About the Book

"A humorous story about a small boy named Charlie who is desperate to get the attention of his taller classmate, Iris"--

Book Synopsis

It is important to know how to look at what surrounds us. This is the first book of a collection, written by Margarita del Mazo and illustrated by Guridi.

Charlie desperately wants Iris to notice him. But whatever he does just doesn't seem to work. One day when Iris shows up in class with glasses, Charlie thinks she'll surely see him now. But no, Iris' glasses have just made everyone look at her! What if Charlie were to wear glasses... would Iris finally notice him?

También disponible en español. (Also available in Spanish.)

Review Quotes

It is a sweet story that explores the deeper theme of wanting to be seen versus truly seeing. Del Mazo grasps the importance of rhythm for the page turn, and her pacing is spot-on - "Here's Looking at You, Kids: 3 Picture Books About Eyeglasses". The New York Times


There's a delightful tongue-in-cheek humor here and the simplistic line-drawing illustrations against a stark white background suit the text perfectly. This is a fun import that children will enjoy - Puget Sound Council for Reviewing Children's and Young Adult Literature.

Charlie does everything he can think of to be seen by a girl named Iris, who is much bigger than he is. She gets glasses, which ups his hopes of being seen, but he remains invisible to her. So he tries a wide variety of glasses to change his visibility. As a last resort, he tries prescription eyeglasses, and discovers something unexpected that will surprise readers. - Association of California Libraries.

In each one, Charlie sets out to fearlessly represent both the smaller kids in the world and the eyeglass wearing ones (I don't have a Venn diagram in front of me right now, but I suspect that there's a fair amount of overlap between these two categories). But it wasn't until I started reading some of the selections of these books that I fell in love with Charlie and his odd little world - A Fuse 8 Productions.

About the Author

Margarita del Mazo is a writer and storyteller who is greatly admired in Spain. She has almost twenty books to her name, many of which have been translated into other languages. Among them are the bestsellers Camuñas and The Flock (El rebaño in Spanish), winning the Madrid Booksellers Guild Award and the Miami Cuatrogatos Foundation Award for best illustrated children's book.

Guridi is an artist from Sevilla (Spain). Since 1995, he's worked and experimented professionally almost every aspect of design, image and advertisement.
He's published over seventy books. His work is highly valued in Spain, while also being recognized abroad. His books have been published in USA, France, Germany, Italy, Libano... He currently combines his work as teacher with his career as a children's book illustrator.