Lift the flaps and join in the fun with Mole’s Spectacles, a brilliant story in the bestselling Tales from Acorn Wood preschool series by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo. Dr Collinson added: “The eye is a battleground for anti-evolutionary argument, because it is difficult to understand how it can evolve in incremental stages if a partially formed eye is no use. In this story, Mole has lost his spectacles. He searches in his house, in his garden and even in Weasel’s sweetshop – but they are nowhere to be seen! The brilliant lift-the-flap format allows toddlers to join in the search for Mole’s Spectacles, which, whilst being exciting for them, also helps to develop crucial fine motor skills. As always with Julia Donaldson, this book has a funny and bouncing rhyming text, making it great to read aloud at home. The research – a three year project which is part of a 25 year study of moles in Granada – looked at Iberian and European moles. When allowed to heal without irritation from spectacles, acanthoma fissuratum will resolve without long-term scarring.

Dr Martin Collinson from the University of Aberdeen is among the international team whose findings are published today (Wednesday, December 9) in the Royal Society journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B. Intralesional corticosteroid injection into the lesion can relieve symptoms. What is the outcome for acanthoma fissuratum?A fitting title and story, A Little Bit Worried speaks to what everyone around the world is going through. It's layered with so many important messages, we really fell in love with it! The lesions are located where the glasses rest on the individual’s skin, most commonly, the lateral bridge of the nose or the retroauricular or superior auricular sulcus (behind the ear). How is acanthoma fissuratum diagnosed?

Mole has lost his spectacles. He searches all around his house, in the garden and even in Weasel’s sweetshop, but he can’t find them anywhere! Where could they be? Lift the flaps to help him find them. The scientists hope their work could eventually lead to greater understanding of human eye diseases. We should have listened to the country folk, because as any mole catcher knows, moles get up in the morning, have a nap in the middle of the day and then get active again in the evening before bed. Today I want to share some more about my book, A Little Bit Worried by Ciara Gavin (Little Tiger Press 2020)Dr Collinson, based at the University’s Institute of Medical Sciences, said: “In the case of the Iberian mole we found that even though their eyes are permanently shut, they can see and run away from bright light, which we assume means they use their eyes to detect holes in the roof of their tunnel networks. Ideally, the patient should stop wearing glasses for a period of time, although this is not always practical if no other options for vision correction are available. Acanthoma fissuratum can be similar in appearance to basal cell carcinoma. A biopsy can be taken if there is any doubt. What is the treatment for acanthoma fissuratum? When I received the first edit, the editor commented, ‘We would make small changes to the text to try and bring out the anxiety theme a little more. It feels very 'now' as a topic.’ More lift-the-flap adventures from Acorn Wood: Cat’s Cookbook, Squirrel’s Snowman and Badger’s Band. Look out for new Acorn Wood story Dormouse Has a Cold.