One Glad Man

by Lynea Bowdish, Kristin Sorra (Illustrator)

Rhyming text describes the animals, from one to ten, that take up residence in a lonely man's home.

Genres: Picture Books

31 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1999

Reviews

[Oznasia · Rating 3 out of 5]

You don't have to be lonely even if you live all by yourself. There's plenty of friends who'll be happy to join you in your home. Start with a few ants. Find yourself a some stray dogs. No doubt there are homeless cats in your neighbourhood. Bees, worms, spiders, mice and more all get invited in so that our lonely man isn't lonely anymore.

A an alliterative rhyming counting book with colourful pics.

[Beyond the Pages with Eva K · Rating 2 out of 5]

While I did like the simplicity of this book, I felt that the content lacked true substance. The positive with this book, however, was that it had 78 vocabulary words, ranging from simple sight words to more advanced words. One Glad Man stayed in the one to two syllable word range, which is a wonderful thing for rookie readers.

[Theresa · Rating 3 out of 5]

One Glad Man
Bowdish, Lynea
early reader about sound and rhyming

[Erin Richards · Rating 3 out of 5]

The rhymes are ok but the book starts out a bit depressing.

[Katie Casey · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very beautiful illustrations. Cute story about a lonely man who inherits many animal friends.

[Selena H · Rating 5 out of 5]

great book