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Author
Publisher
Peachtree
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Roland lives a quiet life filled with art, music and tea parties for one. It's a nice life, but sometimes he feels rather lonely. And then one day, Roland finds the perfect companion. Milton may just be a pine cone, but they have so much in common. Milton also happens to enjoy drawing, listening to music, and drinking tea. And he's also alone. But there are signs in the woods, suggesting someone else might be missing their best pine cone friend....
Author
Series
Because you'll never meet me volume 1
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
©2015.
Language
English
Description
Ollie, who has seizures when near electricity, lives in a backwoods cabin with his mother and rarely sees other people, and Moritz, born with no eyes and a heart defect that requires a pacemaker, is bullied at his high school, but when a physician who knows both suggests they begin corresponding, they form a strong bond that may get them through dark times.
83) Plum
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
While trying to save Christmas for her fellow orphans, lonely Plum is magically transported to the Land of Sweets, where her pure heart saves the day for King Christopher, King Patrick, and their subjects.
84) David jumps in
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"On his first day at a brand-new school, David finds himself alone at recess after his classmates race off to their favorite activities. Kids are on the swings, playing soccer and busy with video games. But David has a pocketful of rubber bands for his favorite jump rope game. Can making friends be as easy as a hop, skip and a jump? Told in spare, lyrical prose and beautifully illustrated, Elastic Skip is a celebration of friendship, diversity and...
Author
Publisher
Nosy Crow
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Princess Eliza is lonely in her beautiful snow palace. Stuck inside all day with no one to play with, she figures out how to make almost anything with a few bits of wood and some string, including her own toys! Anything, that is, except the thing she wants most . . . a friend.
86) Three's a crowd
Author
Series
Fix-it friends volume 6
Publisher
Imprint
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Friends are like sprinkles on a birthday cake--you can never have too many! So when a new girl named Margot joins the class, Veronica and her BFF, Cora, welcome her with open arms. Everything about Margot is super exciting--from her fashion designer mom to the perfect French she speaks--and everyone loves her. Especially Cora. Before long, Cora and Margot have matching outfits and rhyming nicknames. Veronica feels left out, big time, but she won't...
Author
Publisher
Nosy Crow
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
'Twas the night before Christmas, whan all through the house not a creature was stirring... except a lonely mouse who lives in the grandfather clock. So when Santa arrives, lost in a blizzard, Mouse is the only one who can save Christmas. Together they soar through the skies to deliver every present before Christmas Day dawns. But could the most special gift of all be for Mouse himself?
88) Violin & cello
Author
Publisher
EK Books, an import of Exisle Publishing Pty Ltd
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"In a big apartment building two children live next door to each other. One plays the violin. One plays the cello. They play alone. Until, one day, everything changes ... Celebrate the joy of friendship and the magic of music in this glorious story that also features an original duet for young musicians to play!"--
89) Kit and Caboodle
Author
Publisher
Little Hare Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Witches are good at casting spells, flying and making potions, right? Kit is a witch, but she isn't very good at witchy things. One Halloween, a bedraggled bat named Caboodle comes tumbling through Kit's window. She tries using magic to fix his broken wing, but the results are ... unexpected. Caboodle causes havoc in the house as he waits for his wing to heal. Kit is at her wit's end. But when Caboodle goes missing, Kit realises just how special he...
Author
Series
Zombie problems volume 1
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
August DuPont has spent his whole life inside a dilapidated house with his aunt Hydrangea. His lonely existence ends abruptly with the arrival of an invitation to meet an aunt--and cousins--he didn't even know existed. When Aunt Orchid suggests that August attend school with his cousins, it's a dream come true. But August has scarcely begun to celebrate his reversal of fortune when he is confronted by a small problem on his way home. So begins an...
Author
Series
Publisher
Tiger Tales
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Emi has wanted a dog for as long as she can remember. So when she gets Miki, a little Shiba Inu puppy, Emi wants to take her everywhere. There's just one problem - she has to leave Miki behind on the weekends she spends with Dad. Miki can't understand why Emi keeps going away! When one of the trips seems longer than usual, Miki is convinced that Emi has forgotten all about her. Miki sets out on her own, determined to find her owner. But where should...
Author
Publisher
mineditionUS
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Bix lives with her family in a city where people rarely talk or play together, and no longer read books. Instead, they stare at small portable screens, monitored by giant eyeballs. The Eyes are here to help! With everything. But Bix would like to do things for herself. Running from an Eye, she discovers another world: the City Under the City. There, she befriends a rat who leads her to a library and its treasure trove of books and knowledge. As she...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
'Seven years ago, the Ballastian sisters' parents left them in the magical Straygarden Place, a house surrounded by tall silver grass and floating trees. They left behind a warning saying never to leave the house or go into the grass. "Wait for us," the note read. "Sleep darkly." Ever since then, the house itself has taken care of Winnow, Mayhap, and Pavonine--feeding them, clothing them, even keeping them company--while the girls have waited and...
Author
Publisher
Tundra Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"A simple act of kindness brings two unlikely friends together in this profound picture book about the transformative power of friendship. A bear sits in his quiet, colorless home in a forgotten place. He feels invisible; no one comes to see him, and he spends his days alone. Then someone moves in next door. Madame Odette is sound and sunshine, and at first, the bear isn't sure about this colorful new neighbor. But through an act of kindness, the...
96) Alone!
Author
Publisher
Pavilion
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
There once was a boy called Billy McGill who lived by himself at the top of a hill. He spent every day in his house all alone for Billy McGill liked to be on his own. But life doesn't always turn out how you plan it... One day, Billy hears the squeak of a mouse -- destroying his perfectly peaceful existence. So he gets a cat to catch the mouse. But the cat and the mouse make friends. So he gets a dog to chase the cat. But they all play together too....
97) Megabat
Author
Series
Megabat volume 1
Publisher
Tundra Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Daniel Misumi has just moved to a new house. It's big and old and far away from his friends and his life before. AND it's haunted... or is it? Megabat was just napping on a papaya one day when he was stuffed in a box and shipped halfway across the world. Now he's living in an old house far from home, feeling sorry for himself and accidentally scaring the people who live there. Daniel realizes it's not a ghost in his new house. It's a bat. And he...
Author
Publisher
Gecko Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"The little man is very lonely. No one answers when he says hello. One day he makes a poster, seeking a friend. Then he sits down on the step to wait. When a big happy dog with his tail in a beautiful curve sits beside him, the little man makes a friend at last. They play and walk and laugh every day. But then the girl in the polka dot dress comes to the step. The little man watches as the dog put his soft muzzle into the girl's hand and worries that...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
When Claire's best friend, Bess, moves away, she becomes the only girl left in her entire school. At first, she thinks she'll be able to deal with this -- after all, the girls' bathroom is now completely hers, so she can turn it into her own private headquarters and draw on the walls. When it comes to soccer games or sailing races, she can face off against any boy. The problem is that her other best friend, Henry, has begun to ignore her. And Webby,...
Author
Publisher
Greystone Kids
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"From the author of the New York Times-bestseller The Hidden Life of Trees comes this spirited picture book, which shares the true story of how trees communicate, feel, and grow. Piet the squirrel feels all alone in his forest home. Luckily, Peter the Forester has the perfect plan to cheer him up: a search for tree children. You can't be lonely in a forest full of friends! As they wander, Peter shares amazing facts about trees, how they communicate...
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