Something Terrible: Wanda Wear-your-glasses

by Sally Barton, Christopher Nielsen (illustrator)

Paul Jennings meets The Treehouse in this hilarious new series of laugh-out-loud cautionary tales.

Wanda Hushberry lives at 4 Rufus Street. You might be surprised to know that is her name, because most people think her name is Wanda Wear-your-glasses. But no matter how many people tell her, or how often, Wanda never wears her glasses.

One morning, just as Wanda is leaving for school, her mum called, ‘Wanda! Wear your glasses. Something terrible could happen!’

This is the story of the something terrible that did.

Sally Barton weaves a tale of mistakenness, mischance and mess, in this blindingly hilarious third installment of the terrible things that happen in Rufus Street.

95 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 1, 2025

About the author

From the age of six, when Sally Barton took her first book from the library, words and stories became an important part of her life. She not only spends her days creating fictional worlds for both adults and children, but she also passes this love and knowledge on to her students as a tutor for children with learning differences. Sally previously worked for the police, but was happiest at her job in a public library while she finished her degree in Legal Studies. Sally is an avid amateur genealogist and loves to travel.

Reviews

[Deb · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very funny! Wanda gets in all manner of trouble because she does not wear her glasses!