Grandmother wants so badly to be left alone to finish the knitting for her grandchildren that she leaves her tiny home and her big family to journey to the moon and beyond to find peace and quiet to finish her knitting.

"A celebration of the joy and comfort to be found in alone time and the joy and comfort that a friend can bring"--

Text and illustrations describe some of the special places that one can go to be quiet and alone and to imagine, such as a woods, a seashore, a library, or inside oneself.

Albert's home is very loud--and all he wants to do is read! He escapes outside for some peace, and thinks he's found it at last. But, one by one, his friends boisterously infiltrate his space until Albert just can't take it anymore...and snaps! How will his friends react?

Oliver is different. He enjoys his solitude. He likes playing with his friends, who are puppets, stuffed animals, and other toys. With his rich imagination, Oliver's day is never dull. But maybe toys don't always give a boy everything he needs. Maybe he needs another kind of companion. Will Oliver discover a way to be, well, different? When his tennis ball rolls across the lawn into the yard of the girl next door, he just might be surprised.

"With encouragement from her energetic dog, a hesitant child tries swimming at the beach in her own time and discovers a colorful world beneath the surface in this beautifully illustrated picture book."--

Rabbit, Duck, and Big Bear, who do everything together, discover the importance of taking time to spend by themselves.

A girl describes the hideaway in her closet where she goes when she wants to spend time by herself.

Moopy the underground monster lives alone and likes it that way--but when another monster knocks at her door she discovers that friendship is important.

A bird named Only likes his quiet time and alone time, but he does not want to be lonely.