Sometimes Just One is Just Right - Hardcover

Byrne, Gayle

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0789211297 ISBN 13: 9780789211293

Publisher: Abbeville Kids, 2013

Synopsis

A lighthearted story about an only child who learns to appreciate being just one”

In this winsome story, a likeable young narrator explores the perks and pitfalls of being an only child. Comparing his situation to that of his cousin, Nico, who has many siblings, the narrator realizes that having a household full of brothers and sisters is not always as fun as it seems. Even though he is the only child at home, he has many family members who love and care for him - and so does his friend Lily, who’s an only child, too! Sometimes, he realizes, being just one is just right.

About this title

About the Author:

Gayle Byrne (Sometimes It’s Grandmas and Grandpas, Not Mommies and Daddies) is the Children’s Librarian at Killingworth Library in Connecticut. An award-winning educator, she previously taught English and Child Development. Byrne is an active member of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren and lives happily with her granddaughter, Jasmine.

Mary Haverfield has illustrated more than ten picture books for children, including Harriet the Homeless Raccoon and Sometimes It’s Grandmas and Grandpas, Not Mommies and Daddies. She lives in Dallas with her husband, Pat.

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.:

I’m the only kid in my house. No brothers, no sisters ONLY me.
I think about that a lot.

Sometimes it’s fun
being the only one.

About this edition

• Publisher: Abbeville Kids
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0789211297
• ISBN 13: 9780789211293
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Haverfield Mary