Every Wednesday, Jasper John Dooley plays Go Fish for jujubes with Nan at her apartment. They ride up and down in the elevator as many times as he wants. And they use a trunk of old clothes for games of Dress Up Nan. So how can she go away on a cruise to Alaska for a week and leave him behind? Thinking about it makes Jasper feel funny. It's like all the air is seeping out through a hole in his belly. "It just feels pththth." After Jasper accidentally staples his belly at school and gets two more holes, one Band-Aid alone isn't enough to keep the air inside him all week -- it takes thirty-four Band-Aids to patch him up! Will Jasper find a way to survive his time apart from Nan? This title from the chapter book series by Caroline Adderson beautifully and age-appropriately conveys how it feels to love someone dearly, and to miss them terribly. It would make an excellent starting point for classroom discussions or writing assignments about these emotions. With its engaging and entertaining story, it will also be a favorite for independent reading time. Jasper John Dooley is a quirky and memorable character who is funny and just a bit irreverent. And Adderson's depictions of life in early elementary school are spot-on: particularly hilarious are the capitalized descriptive names, such as when Jasper gets in trouble for "doing a Very Dangerous Thing at recess."

Product Description: This is the third installment in Caroline Adderson's well-reviewed, illustrated chapter book series about the adventures of the enthusiastic and extremely likable --- and poetically named --- Jasper John Dooley. Here, poor Jasper struggles to deal with the excessive attentions of his classmate Isabel, who just won't leave him alone...read more

Product Description: Carol Roth and Valeri Gorbachev are one of NorthSouth Books bestselling author-illustrator pairs. Little Bunny, an only child, is so lonely that he can’t fall asleep. If only he had the company of a good friend. But when Little Bunny tries to spend the night with each of his buddies—Squirrel, Skunk, Porcupine, Bear, and Owl—he soon discovers that his own bed is best...read more

Product Description: A lighthearted story about an only child who learns to appreciate being “just one”In this winsome story, a likeable young narrator explores the perks and pitfalls of being an only child. Comparing his situation to that of his cousin, Nico, who has many siblings, the narrator realizes that having a household full of brothers and sisters is not always as fun as it seems...read more

Product Description: In this wry and witty picture book, an only child learns that in a classroom of multiples, individuality can be awesome.All the kids in Lysander Singleton’s class are either twins or triplets, which means Lysander Singleton is the only “only child” at Twin Oaks Elementary...read more

Start with one quiet, perfect life.Add: Mum’s new boyfriend, his two kids, one best friend (with a big crush), one sworn enemy, and a long-lost grandmother.Flavor with a dash of laughter, a pinch of jealousy, and plenty of secrets.Cook on high all summer long. . . .Eleven-year-old Sunny (short for Sunday) is an only child, an introvert, a dog lover, and part owner of Pizza-a-Go-Girl. She and her mum live near the beach in Australia. Good thing, because this summer is one long heat wave. But the temperature isn’t the only thing that’s making Sunny hot: her perfect life is about to change in a million ways!Marion Roberts has worked as a chef and taught people how to cook, but started writing because she wanted a job she could do in her pajamas. Sunny Side Up is her first novel. She lives in Melbourne, Australia.

Product Description: Readers of all kinds will fall in love with the precocious, adorable Abigail Iris! Abigail Iris is sick of being One-of-Many—brothers and sisters, that is. She’d rather be an Only, like all her best friends, and not have to compete with siblings for time or attention...read more

Not having any siblings of her own, Rosemary feels left out of a special club and so becomes determined to improve the situation by filling her cozy home with other solo creatures and companions from the outside world! 20,000 first printing.

As the only child, science-lover Emma McGraw is perturbed when suddenly four-year-old Anthony moves into their home, takes over her room, starts touching all her stuff, and just basically gets in the way, yet as time passes and the bonds develop, Emma realizes that having a little someone around isn't actually that bad after all. Reprint.

Mama Bear shows just how special her little cub is by pointing out all of his special qualities and Only Cub knows that he is, indeed, loved.

Longing for a sibling in 1966 Chicago, fourth-grader Rosa is delighted with her mother's pregnancy, until tragedy strikes and her family struggles to deal with its grief.

When Calman Pulowitz travels from his home in Boston to Walla Walla, Washington, to meet his pen pal, he encounters Simon, the nine-fingered banjo player; Eleanor, the rose-scented bartender; Tank, the fix-it man with an odd speech impediment; and, most important, Rizzy, his bully of a pen pal who greets Calman with a big surprise: she's a girl.

After Pamela experiences how Sam and his seven brothers live on a daily basis, she begs her mother for a larger, more exciting family.

A dog who longs for someone to play with finds out how good life is as an only pet when another dog comes to visit

An only child imagines she has a pink poodle named Pea Wee to keep her company, and discovers that imagination can make wonderful things happen.

When another dog came to visit, Harry was happy to have a companion, but not long after his visitor's arrival, Harry had to begin sharing his toys and the attention--resulting in Harry wanting to be the only dog once again. Original.

Because Eudora, a little rhino, is an only child, she tries to talk her parents into giving her a brother or sister so that she will no longer be lonely.

In the sequel to Camp Trouble, Phoebe spends the weekend with snooty Heather and Tiffany, and Tiffany's sneezing cousin, Dalton, and she learns that being an only child is not so bad after all. Original.

Collette Murphy, eight years old, wishes she were an only child, and is surprised when her wish comes true for a day.

With her faithful cat, Hector, at her side, Ursula, the remarkable only child of the Smiths, leaps into each new day, painting a picture, solving thousand-piece puzzles, and more.