The Patch by Justina Chen Headley Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Patch
Book Review: My daughter completely relates to Becca...
Summary: 5 Stars
I found this book when ordering some fun patches for my four-year-old who has amblyopia. Right away she loved the book and had me read it several times initially, then about once a week. She wore her patch for over a year until the doctor decided to try eye drops. However, she still LOVES this book and is reading it herself now. I highly recommend it for any child having to wear a patch. I have even bought a copy to keep at the optometrists office.Book Review: This book misses the mark
Summary: 1 Stars
This book is a bitter disappointment. It did not help my 9-year-old daughter who cries because she thinks her patch makes her look silly. When out in public, she hides her face from the glances of passersby.
This story does a poor job of explaining, to children, the importance of wearing the patch. The story completely ignores advising children on how to cope with the embarrassment. Telling my daughter to pretend she is someone or something else, as a productive way to manage her distorted image, does not settle well with me at all. I would not recommend this book to anyone.
Book Review: When life gives you lemons.....use your imagination!
Summary: 4 Stars
A trip to the pediatrician's office for a checkup reveals that 5 yr. old Becca has a 'lazy eye' and needs to wear a patch and glasses for a while. Becca protests saying that "Ballerinas don't wear glasses and do NOT wear patches!" Becca goes to school in her brother's pirate costume to conceal the real reason for having to wear a patch and glasses. She then tries convincing her friends that she's a private eye, and then a one eyed monster. Her classmates see how fun it is to wear an eye patch and they all decide they want one too. Which is, I think the main point of the book. -To show kids that having a minor medical condition isn't a big scary deal and if they use their imaginations and make the best and most fun of it, others won't think it's such a big deal either.
We enjoyed reading this with our daughter. She liked the story and the pictures. There's an author's note at the very back of the book about the condition 'amblyopia'(lazy eye).
Book Review: Wrong message for my daughter
Summary: 1 Stars
Very negative message. My daughter was excited to wear her glasses and questioned why the character in this book was so embarrasseed by her glasses and eye patching. Wrong message for my child.Book Review: book review
Summary: 5 Stars
This is an excellent book for little girls who have been diagnosed w/ amblyopia!! It has great illustrations & is factual, which is wonderful! In the back of the book, it briefly explains what amblyopia is, which is nice for parents/caretakers/teachers. My daughter enjoys this book as well, but her absolute favorite book about "wearing glasses" is "Princess Peepers" (a scholastic book)....she LOVES that book!!! It addresses (in a very fun way) the issue of teasing/making fun of kids who wear glasses and why it's so important that people (girls, "princesses", in particular in this book) wear their glasses. I think that book has a great message & allows us to discuss the issues as needed!! I recommend both of these books for little girls who wear glasses/have amblyopia.
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