Abe's Lucky Day

by Jill Warren

Overview

Abe is a homeless man living alone in a big city. Throughout the course of one magical day, he is able to help a young boy, an old lady, a teenage girl, and a mother and daughter that he perceives as needier than himself. What will happen when a kind businessman offers Abe the chance to change his life forever?

Product Details

BN ID:	2940014341165
Publisher:	Outskirts Press, Inc.
Publication date:	08/08/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	31
File size:	7 MB
Age Range:	6 - 8 Years

About the Author

Jill Warren has a B.A. in Psychology and years of experience working with children. As the mother of a young son, she enjoyed inventing original bedtime stories. Now, 'Abe's Lucky Day' represents the publication of her first children's book. Ms. Warren works with preschool-age children with autistismn. She lives in New York and is currently working on her second book.

Editorial Reviews

Abe may be homeless, but he has a huge heart and is a giving man. He shared his bread with an old woman who was hungry, gave the gloves he found in the park to a boy whose hands were freezing, and shared his cardboard box which was his bed to a girl who needed it worse than he did.

Along the way, he met up with a businessman who noticed his helpfulness, and offered him a job, a place to live, and most importantly, HOPE.

Abe who kept warm living in an alley behind a bakery and

Jill Page

I recently had the pleasure of receiving one of the most meaningful children’s books I have read in a long time – Abe’s Lucky Day by Jill Warren and illustrated by Kalpart.

Abe’s Lucky Day is the story of the day in a life of a homeless man (Abe) who faces many opportunities to make his day better – from finding gloves to keep his hands warm to finding money on the ground, but in each instance, he ends up giving the good items he has to someone even l

Kimberly Sloane

Abe the main character in Abe's Lucky Day has so much to give and it all truly comes from his heart. As a homeless man Abe does not have much, but what little he has, he shares with everyone he meets. This is a very rewarding book for children of all ages. Warren helps children learn kindness while teaching them how rewarding it can be to share with others less fortunate then themselves. Children learn what a huge difference, they as one person, can make in the life of another, even if before gi

Digna Dreibelbis

I received this book as a review copy from the author Jill Warren. I feel blessed to have it in my children's library.
The story is about a homeless man named Abe. Though he has nothing but the clothes on his back (all big and shaggy), an unraveling hat, and shoes with no laces he takes every opportunity to share any abundance he has with those around. As the wind is blowing and cold he finds mittens that could have been slipped on his hands, but seeing another in need he passes off th

Abbie Riddle

'Abe's Lucky Day' is the story of a homeless man. Abe is a very kind man, and this is a great way to teach children that you don't have to be a bad person to end up on the streets. Abe's adventure takes us through one day in his life where he is fortunate to find food, shelter, money, warmth, and he shares it all with others, feeling happy that he has helped them. In the end Abe's kindness is rewarded in an unexpected way. This book can be used to teach children the benefits of helping others wh

Maria Savva