Time alone is as important for children as it is for adults. Children develop independence and their own sense of creativity during time alone. Solitude also allows children time to reflect on their day and work on their own solutions to problems. Here are a few picture books that support the importance of being alone.
This beautifully illustrated book shows why, every so often, being alone is fun. When else can you pretend to be as small as a bug?
Rabbit, Duck, and Big Bear love to do everything together, but discover a secret: they each like to have time alone, too.
This award-winning picture book imagines what artist Isamu Noguchi might have been like as a child. Isamu sees the world through the eyes of the artist he will become. This is a great story to showcase how we all experience things differently from one another.
Leave Me Alone! By Vera Brosgol
This imaginative Caldecott Honor-winning book is about a grandmother who is desperate for some alone time so she can finish her knitting. This humorous story highlights the importance of finding a place to be by yourself.
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