Best Books for Only Children

Most children's books assume siblings. These books center the experience of being an only child — the close parental bond, the imaginary friends, the social navigation of not having a built-in playmate.

9,904 books

The Grandma Book

Todd Parr

Ages 4–11

The First Rule of Punk #1

The First Rule of Punk

Celia C. Pérez

Ages 10–14

Miles Morales #2

Miles Morales: Suspended

Jason Reynolds

Ages 10–14

Steamboat: The Story of Captain Blanche Leathers

Judith Heide Gilliland

Ages 4–11

I Love You, Baby Burrito

Angela Dominguez

Ages 0–5

Doodle Bites

Polly Dunbar

Ages 4–8

Look Inside a Castle

Conrad Mason

Ages 4–11

Riley Reynolds Takes Care of Business

Jay Albee

Ages 4–11

Slow Dance

Rainbow Rowell

Ages 14–18

Rainbow Magic #1

Rainbow Magic

Chrissy Greenslade

Ages 6–9

The Shuttle

Frances Hodgson Burnett, Burnett

Ages 14–18

Trolls #1

Poppy and the Parade Problem

Scholastic Inc.

Ages 4–11

Jo's Boys

Louisa May Alcott, Louisa May Alcott

Ages 10–14

Geronimo Stilton #19

My Name Is Stilton, Geronimo Stilton

Geronimo Stilton

Ages 8–12

Nell's Elf

Jane Cowen-Fletcher

Ages 4–11

Hoop Kings Poems

Charles R. Smith

Ages 4–11

Seaside Stories

Olivia London

Ages 4–11

The Berenstain Bears #1

The Berenstain Bears' New Baby

Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain

Ages 3–7

Come Sing, Jimmy Jo

Katherine Paterson

Ages 8–12

Messages Sending and Receiving Them

Lynn Melsch, McPhee Gribble Publishers

Ages 4–11

King's Cage

Victoria Aveyard

Ages 13–18

Pinkalicious

Pinkalicious: Apples, Apples, Apples!

Victoria Kann

Ages 3–7

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

Bill Martin, Bill Martin Jr.

Ages 1–5

The Four Loves

C. S. Lewis