Loneliness Picture Book List

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Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.

Mother Teresa

Feelings of loneliness are normal and many children suffer from some form of isolation. There are many reasons children may suffer from isolation. Use these books as discussion starters to help children understand they are not alone. They will see characters learn to deal with feelings of isolation by making new friends, talking with adults and starting new hobbies.

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Resources

These resources relate to the book, author and illustrator. The number of resources varies subject to subject. Please check they are appropriate for your specific needs before using them with children. If you have any suggestions please get in touch!

General Information

CBeebies: Emotions and Behaviour: learning area

Childline: Why People Feel Lonely

Childline: Loneliness and Isolation

Child Mind Institute: Friends and Socializing

Education: How to Amp Up Your Child’s Self-Esteem

Harmony Early Learning Journey: 6 Ways to Encourage Long-lasting Friendships in Childhood

Healthy Families Beyond Blue: Developing Social Skills

Jump Start Your Confidence: The Importance of Friendship for our Kids

Kids’ Health: Feeling lonely

Kids’ Health: Self-esteem – feeling good about yourself

Kids Matter: Learning positive friendship skills

Mind: How to Cope with Loneliness

NSPCC: Loneliness a key concern for thousands of children

Nursery World: Sense of Belonging

One-Eighty: Why is it so important for Children to feel like they belong around other people?

PBS Parents: How to Help Your Five-Year-Old Build Healthy Relationships

Psychology Today: Create a Sense of Belonging

The Washington Post: The importance of childhood friendships, and how to nurture them

Educational Articles and Lesson Plans

Aistear: The Early Childhood Curriculum Framework: Identity and Belonging Teaching Unit

Kids Health: Getting Along Teacher’s Guide

Kids Health in the Classroom: Self Esteem Teacher’s Guide

Northern Ireland Curriculum: I Belong! Developing themselves as a member of a community

Scholastic: The Very Lonely Firefly Lesson Plan

Scholastic: When Friendship Hurts

Scholastic: Building Bridges of Friendship: Classroom Community Activities

Teaching Ideas: 18 Feelings cards with photographs

Teaching Tolerance: Groups We Belong To Learning Plan

Teaching Tolerance: New Friends Learning Plan

Understood: How Loneliness Can Impact Kids With Learning and Attention Issues

For children suffering from anxiety reading about characters experiencing similar issues helps them to verbalise their worries and understand they are not alone.

Recognising their own feelings and those of others helps children identify and control their own emotions in challenging situations. These picture books promote compassionate and empathetic attitudes to build positive relationships.

These picture books celebrate harmony and touch on themes of respect, peace, understanding, sympathy and a sense of belonging.

These picture books explore people fleeing their homes, the practicalities of moving and the emotions of saying goodbye.

This book picture list features characters dealing with dilemmas in an open-minded way. They focus on respecting and considering the perspectives of others.

Starting school is a momentous time in a child's life. You can use these picture to discuss school routines and that it is okay to feel uncertain in new surroundings.

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Feelings of loneliness are normal and many children suffer from some form of isolation. There are many reasons children may suffer from isolation. Use these picture books to show characters dealing with feelings of isolation by making new friends and starting new things.
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