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Children's books about loneliness

Books in the library where loneliness is a central thread — a broad shelf of 60 titles. Picture-book gateways for the youngest readers, chapter-book exploration for older children, ranked here by how widely each is known and loved.

The Sad Ghost Club Volume 1

by Lize Meddings · age 12–15

by Brenna Thummler · age 10–14

by Shaun Tan · age 8–14

James and the Giant Peach

by Roald Dahl · age 7–10

by Raina Telgemeier · age 8–12

by Cece Bell · age 8–12

Hilda and the Great Parade

by Stephen Davies · age 7–10

Hilda and the Hidden People

by Stephen Davies · age 7–10

The Storm Whale

by Benji Davies · age 3–6

by Vera Brosgol · age 12–16

by Shaun Tan · age 6–11

by Raina Telgemeier · age 8–12

Gustavo, the Shy Ghost

by Flavia Z. Drago · age 3–6

Milo Imagines the World

by Matt de la Pena · age 5–9

by Joe Todd-Stanton · age 3–7

Wildsmith: Into the Dark Forest

by Liz Flanagan · age 7–10

Haru: Book 1: Spring

by Joe Latham · age 8–12

October, October

by Katya Balen · age 9–13

The Light in Everything

by Katya Balen · age 9–13

The Space We're In

by Katya Balen · age 10–14

The Worlds We Leave Behind

by A.F. Harrold · age 10–14

Witches of Brooklyn

by Sophie Escabasse · age 8–12

by Dave Roman · age 8–12

by Oliver Jeffers · age 3–7

Wings of Fire: Escaping Peril

by Tui T. Sutherland · age 9–12

by Shaun Tan · age 10–15

by Aaron Becker · age 4–8

by Sara Varon · age 8–12

by Brenna Thummler · age 9–13

by Shaun Tan · age 9–14

Small in the City

by Sydney Smith · age 4–8

by Tom Percival · age 4–8

The Girl and the Dinosaur

by Hollie Hughes · age 3–6

A Lion in Paris

by Beatrice Alemagna · age 5–9

by Petr Horacek · age 3–7

Hilda and the Bird Parade

by Luke Pearson · age 7–11

by Emily Gravett · age 3–7

The Sad Ghost Club Volume 2

by Lize Meddings · age 12–15

The Sad Ghost Club Volume 4

by Lize Meddings · age 12–15

Bear and Bird: The Cloud

by Jarvis · age 3–6

Solomon Crocodile

by Catherine Rayner · age 3–6

The Wolf's Secret

by Myriam Dahman · age 5–9

Big Bright Feelings: Meesha Makes Friends

by Tom Percival · age 3–7

by Shaun Tan · age 6–11

Tales from Outer Suburbia

by Shaun Tan · age 9–14

Aggie and the Ghost

by Matthew Forsythe · age 4–7

by Rebecca Young · age 4–8

The Song from Somewhere Else

by A.F. Harrold · age 9–13

by Roald Dahl · age 7–11

A Mouse Called Julian

by Joe Todd-Stanton · age 3–7

But Not the Hippopotamus

by Sandra Boynton · age 1–4

Owly: The Way Home

by Andy Runton · age 5–8

by Helen Ward · age 4–8

by Deborah Freedman · age 3–7

by Joe Todd-Stanton · age 3–7

by Hannah Gold · age 8–11

Frog and Toad are Friends

by Arnold Lobel · age 4–8

I'm Very Busy: A (Nearly Forgotten) Birthday Book

by Oliver Jeffers · age 3–7

Kitty Capers: A Peanut, Butter & Crackers Story

by Paige Braddock · age 5–8

My Friend, Billy Whiskers

by David Litchfield · age 4–7

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