One Bright Ring

by Gretchen Geser

A girl sees a man drop the ring he means to use to propose to his girlfriend. The little girl tries to give it back to him, but things keep getting in her way! Follow this brave girl and count the obstacles she overcomes in her adventure to return the ring to its owner. She catches up to him just as he realizes he doesn’t have the ring anymore . . . so she drops it in just the right place for him to find it.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Counting, Family, Fiction, Mathematics, Animals

32 pages, Hardcover

First published May 21, 2013

About the author

My last name is pronounced Gazer. I use an accent over the first e – Géser – but I've dispensed with it on Goodreads, because the accent makes searching for me more difficult.

Reviews

[Gretchen Geser · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wrote and illustrated this book, so of course I gave it five stars. It probably deserves no more than four, but I promise I put five stars' worth of effort into it. I hope both children and adults come to love it.

[Carol · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute story of one small girl on a walk with her mother when she sees a diamond ring fall out of a man's pocket. She trails him around town until she catches up to him at just exactly the moment he needs that ring. A clever and subtle use of counting.

[Lindsey · Rating 3 out of 5]

We won a copy of this book through First Reads. I passed the envelope to my 6 year old son on the way home from the post office and he was excited to flip through the book. My 7 year old wasn't interested at all. I read it to my 6 year old later that afternoon and he counted the objects as we read. It was a sweet story with a unique spin on numbered objects. It didn't have a lot of "meat" to it - it was a very, very quick read, even for a picture book. What struck me most about the book are the illustrations - they are absolutely beautiful! I even saved the coordinating note card from the author. I will be passing the book along to my niece as I think perhaps it would be enjoyed more by a little girl.

[Jen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a fairly unique counting book. I don't think I've read a children's book where a character returns a ring to a man about to propose, but I've certainly read 1,000 books about bears/dinosaurs/going to bed.

(Edited because I reread it. Sorry for any inaccuracies.)
On the count six signs page, I misread it as count six stop signs and wondered why there was only one and also asked myself what intersection would have 6! That should have been my clue that I had misunderstood.

On the count the babies page, one pram has a teddy inside instead of a baby, so if a younger child were counting they could be confused but this could make counting the parts of the picture more enjoyable for an older child who can distinguish the difference better.

[Rebecca · Rating 5 out of 5]

Adorable book about a little girl that returns a ring to a young man. The illustrations are cute, the writing is perfect for my daughter to read on her own and to count the numbered objects in the story. It also teaches kids the right thing to do: return what someone has lost and not keep it. I got this as a good reads giveaway entry and couldn't be happier with it.

[Lori · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this children's book as part of a First Reads and it is ADORABLE! The book is gorgeously illustrated by the author, and the story is precious. I will be buying this to give to someone special.

[Kai Charles(Fiction State Of Mind) · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is simply told and gorgeously illustrated. A child's quick eye notices a ring on the ground from a hurried mans torn pocket.
She leads her mother on a mission to find the man who is in the midst of proposing! A beautiful little read

[Jeremy Winston · Rating 5 out of 5]

A beautifully, meticulously illustrated story, with some counting practice subtly woven in. Ideal for younger readers & to read to (& with) pre-literate kids.

[Sara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very cute!

[Kendra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow, I really liked this. Simple and so adorable. Great way to talk to kids about helping others even if it isn't easy. It pays off!

[Edward Sullivan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Little girl retrieves dropped ring and must overcome many entertaining obstacles to return it to the owner. Clever, fun counting story.

[Rachel]

Unique counting book with a good message.

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

One Bright Ring includes beautiful illustrations by Gretchen Geser. The story is unique and incorporates counting in a different way than previous picture books that I have encountered.

[Chiara · Rating 5 out of 5]

One Bright Ring

Very original counting book with a story that will make your hearts melt!
A man loses a ring and a brave girl catches it. She follows the oblivious man across town, accompanied by her mother. In her quest, the reader asks him/herself: "Will the girl finally reach the man?" She does.
The ending is as sweet as a cupcake.

Poetic text (love the positioning and the font used) and fantastic illustrations. I find the black cat following the girl very funny. In the end, we are that black cat. *winks*

Educational story for brave girls.

[Melki · Rating 4 out of 5]

A little girl sees a man drop a very important ring, and the race is on to get it back to him before the "big moment" occurs. It's a fun, colorful chase, with plenty of things to count along the way. The author's illustrations are adorable.

[Donna Mork · Rating 4 out of 5]

A man drops a ring from a hole in his pocket. A little girl sees it, and follows him. Includes counting. Finds him in the park ready to propose. Gets the ring back to him, then heads to the cupcake bakery.

[Lindsay · Rating 4 out of 5]

We had fun counting the objects on each page

[Barbara · Rating 3 out of 5]

A hole in his pocket causes a young man preparing to propose to his girlfriend to lose the engagement ring. A little girl sees the ring fall to the street and goes through all sorts of obstacles to return it to him just in the nick of time. Young readers will enjoy the story, the repetitive text, and the fact that this is a counting book. In fact, they may not even realize that objects are there to be counted as they get caught up in the story and hold their breath that the ring and the man will be reunited. Although I liked the illustrations made with watercolor, ink, softwear and digital stylus and the black cat that slips through the pages and the story, I didn't like some of the word choices such as "with his love among the roses" (unpaged).

[Robin · Rating 3 out of 5]

When an observant little girl spots a diamond engagement ring which has fallen out of a man's pocket, she tries desperately to track him down and get the ring back to its rightful owner! Entirely entertaining despite the drawback of wanting to eat cupcakes by the end of the book!

[Kristen · Rating 4 out of 5]

How fun! Watch the journey an engagement ring takes one day from pocket to proposal. My toddler daughter LOVES to find the ring & the black cat on each spread.

[Brindi Michele · Rating 4 out of 5]

a very unique and cute counting book

[Terri Haynes · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another storytime read. Great story and great for teaching counting.

[Deb · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not sure about the kid appeal of the storyline, but the illustrations of city life are cute!

[Kristy Isla · Rating 4 out of 5]

Such a cute and fun counting book! Great for something other than colors and shapes and animals in counting.

[Rani · Rating 4 out of 5]

#Childrensbook #Girl sees a man drop a #ring from his pocket...can she save the #day?

[Mollie B · Rating 5 out of 5]

counting, rings, cupcakes! What's not to love?

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

The illustrations are the star of this story. If your group is small enough that they can all see the illustrations, this would make a fun read aloud. Don't forget to count the objects along the way!

[Mischa · Rating 1 out of 5]

I didn't like this book I think I'm to old for it.