Moving to a New House
Picture Books
Ballard, Robin Goodbye House
E BAL
A child says goodbye to the old house before moving with Mama and Papa to a new house.
Berenstain, Stan The Berenstain Bears' Moving Day
E BER
The bear family decides it is time to move to a larger house.
Cadnum, Michael The Lost and Found House
E CAD
A young boy describes how he and his parents feel when they leave their old house and move to a new house
in another town.
McLerran, Alice I Want to Go Home
E MCL
A new cat named Sammy helps Marta adjust to the move to a new house.
Petty, Kate Moving House
E PET Parent's Shelf
When his family sells their house, Sam is not sure he wants to move, but the experience proves to be exciting and fun.
Woodruff, Elvira The Wing Shop
E WOO
After his family moves to a different part of town, matthew tries to get back to his old house by trying on different pairs of wings in an unusual wing shop.
Juvenile Fiction
Caseley, Judith Starring Dorothy Kane
J Caseley, J.
The adventures of Dorothy, the middle child, as she and her family move to a new house, she and her brother and sister go to a new school, visit their grandparents in Florida, and she makes a new friend.
Curry, Jane Louise The Great Smith House Hustle
J Curry, J.
Just after moving into their grandmother's house in Pittsburgh, the five Smith children must uncover a long-standing scam to steal the houses of old people before Grandma Smith loses her home.
Greenwood, Pamela What About My Goldfish?
J Greenwood, P.
Jamie worries about moving to another city, but with the help of his dog and pet goldfish.
Hendry, Diana The Not-Anywhere House
J Hendry, D.
At first Hannah dislikes the idea of moving from Dungee Farm Cottage to a house in the city, but she soon finds the new house friendly and learns how to talk to the big tree outside her window.
Keller, Beverly Desdemona Moves On
J Keller, B.
Chronicles the comic mishaps of twelve-year-old Desdemona and her family after they move into a luxurious new house.
Lowry, Lois Anastasia Again!
J Lowry, L.
Twelve-year-old Anastasia is horrified at her family's decision to move from their city apartment to a house in the suburbs.
Monson, A.M. The Deer Stand
J Monson, A.
When her family moves from Chicago to the wilds of Wisconsin and Bits has trouble making new friends at school, she spends her time trying to tame a deer in the woods near her house.
Park, Barbara The Kid in the Red Jacket
J Park, B.
When ten-year-old Howard has to move with his family to a distant state, he is forced to live on a street named Chester-Pewe, adjust to a new school, and get used to being shadowed by the little girl in a nearby house.
Thesman, Jean Nothing Grows Here
J Thesman, J.
When her father's death results in the loss of her house and garden and a move into a shabby apartment house
Wright, Betty Ren The Moonlight Man
J Wright, B.
When their father moves them for the seventh time in the five years since their mother's death, Jenny and her younger sister hope to stay in this latest house and try to find out about the the manevolent ghost who seems bent on getting revenge on their elderly neighbors.
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