All Alone After School

by Muriel Stanek, Ruth Rosner (Illustrator)

When his mother must take a job and can't afford a babysitter, a young boy gradually develops confidence about staying home alone after school. In simple story form, this book deals realistically with the problems of the increasing number of latchkey children.

32 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 1985

Reviews

[Katlyn Wrobbel · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a very good book! Often times we do not realize that leaving children home alone at such an early age can affect them. But in "All Alone After School," we are able to see this when Josh's mom starts a new job and is put in a tough position. She must allow Josh to be home alone everyday after school until 5:30. They are both nervous for this new change but eventually it becomes routine. Josh often likes being home alone but occasionally he gets sad because he is the odd one out of his friends. All their parents pick them up after school or are waiting to walk home with them. That is, until the new girl arrived. Now there is someone else who understands the loneliness that is sometimes involved and someone new he can talk to.

Rating: 4 Stars
I rated this book at a 4 because it has a great story line but feel that the illustration colors do not represent the tone of the story very well.