Every child will be laughing as Bear hunts for his glasses (we can see them on his head the whole time).
Bear is sure he left his glasses with is friend Giraffe. He sets off and along the way he meets a deer and a crocodile and an elephant and even a flamingo - well he thinks he has seen all these animals and a colourful bird, but has he? The final scene where Bear takes off his glasses once again is sure to make you smile.
Here is a short video where Leo Timmers talks about his book.
I needed glasses in Primary School, but I resisted wearing them. By the time I reached senior High School I really did need them but I didn't realise this. One day I said to a friend - I do wish someone would clean and repaint the blackboard (yes I am that old) because it sure is hard to read. Ha ha - I needed glasses.
So, on one level Bear's lost Glasses is about wearing glasses but you could also extend this story to a discussion about the way we see the world. If you do want ideas of books to share about wearing glasses take a look at this post from Kinderbookswitheverything.
Congratulations to Gecko Press on giving us another fabulous Leo Timmers books. I am so glad they can share international titles translated into English - they are always such a treat.
A humorous, delightful tale about finding wonderful new ways to see the world. Kirkus
Leo Timmers was born in 1970 in Belgium. At the age of 12 he started to draw comics and later trained in graphic design. He illustrates for magazines and newspapers and has released many successful picture books. He has a large following as one of Belgium’s pre-eminent picture book artists. Leo Timmers was a 2026 Hans Christian Andersen Award nominee. Here are some other books by Leo Timmers:
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