"Sloane Parker lives a small, contained life as a librarian in her small, contained town. She never thinks of herself as lonely...but still she looks forward to that time every day when old curmudgeon Arthur McLachlan comes to browse the shelves and cheerfully insult her. Their sparring is such a highlight of Sloane's day that when Arthur doesn't show up one morning, she's instantly concerned. And then another day passes, and another. Anxious, Sloane...

Lola is feeling left-out and a bit alone at school, but when magical puppy Storm appears as a fluffy black-and-white shih-tzu puppy, it looks like Lola's lonely school days will move into a magical class of their own.

Once popular, an increasingly shabby library book grows lonely until a young girl rediscovers it, but when it becomes lost again both the book and the girl wonder if they will have a happy ending.

Feeling lost and alone in the children's home where she lives, a little girl is accidentally left behind during a field trip to the zoo and enjoys snuggling in the tiger cage so much that she does not want to return.

A young boy who spends most of his time alone in his bedroom makes new friends after the monster in his drawing becomes a monstrous nuisance.

Madison Blackberry's dolls--Wildflower, Rockstar, and Miss Selene--have lives that she envies, with their beautiful clothes and warm, cozy house, while she is lonely most of the time.

A lonely young prince finds a way to escape the palace and experience the real world.

"Sometimes when you are most in need of friends, they will flock to you- or at least to your hat" -- On back cover.

A lonely dinosaur wanders the barren desert of the Southwest, looking for a companion.

Written when the author was ten years old, tells of a dog and a boy who are both lonely until they are included by others.