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by Helena Harastová (Author), Ana Kobern (Illustrator)
Get to know your glasses and become a proud glasses-wearer!
Kitty and Joe wear glasses, and thanks to that, they can see the world in full detail, beautiful and clear as it is. Maybe you're getting used to your own new pair of glasses right now, and maybe you're not sure what to think about this funny thing on your nose. Will it really be as useful as adults tell you? Will it ever stop feeling funny? Will you ever be able to see past the frames? And what if other children mock you? But there's nothing to fear--really! With glasses, your life will be awesome. In this book, you'll learn everything you've always wanted to know about your new aid--how eyesight works, how the doctor figured out you see poorly, who invented the very first glasses and what they looked like, what glasses of the future will be able to do, and much more.Author Biography
Helena Harastová was educated at Brno's Classical Grammar School before going on to graduate in Dramaturgy from the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts. Since 2012 she has been a part-time student of English Language and Literature at the Faculty of Arts of Masaryk University, Brno. She works mainly as a writer and a translator from English and Russian. After two years working for the company of the National Theatre in Brno, she became a literary editor at B4U Publishing. Currently Helena Harastová is fully engaged by her duties as a mother. She first worked for children on a dramatization of The Life Story of a Baby with a Big Head for the National Theatre in Brno.
Ana Kobern is a children's book illustrator from a small town in Ukraine. She's working with amazing talented people all around the world. She has a great passion for watercolor and digital hand drawn illustrations. Ana is not just an illustrator, but a mom of two little girls, explorer, sport, dance and music lover, so her days are never boring. She adores showing the real life and experiences of ordinary people in her artworks. Her illustrations combine the love for finely defined color palettes with detailed elements and charming characters.
