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Title: Jennifer Jean, the Cross-Eyed Queen (Picture Books) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, Karen Ritz, Zulma Davila ISBN: 0-87614-791-0 Publisher: Carolrhoda Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 1994 Format: Library Binding Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95

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Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (3 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: A book for all Children
Comment: This book is a wonderful choice for a child suffering from a disability or for those who interact with a child who is different in some way.

My daughter was born with a lazy eye which was fixed with an operation. She also has Tourette's Syndrome which tends to draw negative attention to her.

I thought the author did a wonderful job balancing the acceptance of ones disabilities with the need of fixing or improving probelems when possible. Our different children need to feel loved just the way they are. This book conveys that message but gives encouragement to the child to do the hard things needed to be done to get better.

An excellent book with gorgeous illustrations.

Rating: 5
Summary: Childhood favorite
Comment: I'm not sure who gave us the book or why, but I do know that to this day it is one of my favorites. It was a great story for everyone. I shared this book with my two older sisters at the time we were of ages 5-8. Then I used some of the teasing phrases to torture my sister Elizabeth Jean but now I just bought a copy to give to her as a present for her first child. I know that she will have the same fond memories of the book as I do. It is just one of those books you NEVER forget and one you always want to have on your shelf.

Rating: 4
Summary: Mixed feelings
Comment: As an adult who is also cross-eyed (and named Jennifer), I have mixed feelings about this book. I read it myself when I was about five, but didn't remember anything about it except that I thought it was neat that I had the same name as her, and I remember also playing "pirate" like Jennifer Jean did.

I found the book again as a adult, and it upset me mildly. Jennifer Jean wears a patch and glasses for a few months, and then Ta-Da! Her eyes are fixed forever. Excuse me? Maybe this has happened to some people, but it certainly isn't my experience or an experience I've heard of before. I had to wear a patch for over five *years* and had multiple surgeries, and my eyes are still not normal and never will be.

I do remember liking this book when I was little, but as an adult I wonder if this could be very upsetting to a child who goes through a hell of a lot more then Jennifer Jean did and still does not have straight eyes.

I also do not like the public getting the idea that being cross-eyed is something you can just "fix" by wearing something for a few months. It is not.