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March 26, 2009 - Author Rhonda Fischer, announced today that her highly successful children’s book, Randy Kazandy Where Are Your Glasses, has been listed in the current Follett database. Randy Kazandy Where Are Your Glasses will now be available to libraries nationwide.
“Having Randy Kazandy accessible through Follett Library Resources is fantastic news for children” stated Ms. Fischer, “as Follett covers schools and libraries from the heartland to the inner city, from the East Coast to the West, across Canada and the United States. I believe children who wear eyeglasses and their parents will really benefit from having this book available. Randy Kazandy, is a great book for educating parents on how important is if for children to have their vision checked out on a regular basis.”
The primary character in the book, Randy Kazandy, is sometimes funny, sometimes a clown, but always a boy who needs to wear glasses. On Randy’s face they don’t feel right, unnatural, and yes, a bit odd. Randy tries to ditch the glasses at every turn. In the book, Randy welcomes every child with and without glasses to come share his fun adventures. With Randy’s mother determined to get Randy to wear his glasses, Randy finally comes to the conclusion that hiding the glasses just does not work, as another pair always somehow seems to appear.
‘Ultimately the goal behind this book is to raise the self-esteem of a child who is required to wear glasses. This is almost universally perceived as a very negative event in the life of a young child. Now librarians can have a resource in their own libraries that will directly address this issue in a way that will engage, delight and inform. I am very pleased that Follett made the decision to make this book available to children nationwide.”
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Rhonda Fisher is the author or Randy Kazandy, Where Are Your Glasses? She has also contributed to community service columns for newspapers, including The Times Herald in Olean, NY. and the Orange County Register in CA and Coto De Coza News in CA.
Ms. Fischer’s career as an educator began as Musical Director at Children’s Meeting House, Serendipity, Willow School, St Paul’s, Love and Laughter, and St. Thomas School. She was also a music director at The Music Experience, and The Academy of Children’s Music, all in Pennsylvania. She also taught children’s writing workshops in the public library in Lansdale, PA. Ms. Fischer currently teaches for California Music Studios in Carlsbad, CA, and is a private piano teacher in Orange County, CA. Rhonda also designed the pre-school music curricula for 10 years through Marywood University in PA.
Ms. Fischer has also been Nutrition Director for the Cattaraugus County Senior Program in Olean, NY. She was the Nutrition Director for South County Senior Services in Orange County, CA. Rhonda received an honored award for starting the Meals on Wheels program café style in Olean, NY. She also started the Meals on Wheels program at the Bell Tower in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA. Rhonda kept the seniors busy writing stories of their life’s and publishing them in the newspaper column called Wrinkles.
She is now the President of Whim Publishing in Santa Margarita, CA, and is an active member of the SCBWI (Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators) and IBPA (The Independent Book Publishers Association). Ms. Fischer continues to write children’s books and poetry.
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