Picture books about moving house
Moving house can be a worrying time for young children. Change can be daunting.
This selection of picture books shows children that moving house needn’t be scary or a bad thing. It may help them to love their new home.
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Goodbye House, Hello House
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Goodbye House, Hello House
A girl is saying goodbye to everything she’ll miss when she moves house. Happily, there will be plenty of new rooms to say hello t…
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A Place to Call Home
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A Place to Call Home
A family of furry animals grow too big for their home in an old mattress and have to go out into the unknown world of the back yar…
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Two Places to Call Home
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Two Places to Call Home
Florrie has a home with her mum and a home with her dad – and she loves them both! An uplifting picture book to soothe worries abo…
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The Littlest Yak – Home is Where the Herd Is
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The Littlest Yak – Home is Where the Herd Is
This beautiful rhyming picture book re-introduces Gertie the little yak and her yak family as they are about to embark on an epic …
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Brave Little Bear
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Brave Little Bear
Arlo the bear cub is nervous about leaving his cosy cave to travel to Spring Mountain with his sister and mum. A heartwarming pict…
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The Invisible
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The Invisible
When Isabel's family moves to a new neighbourhood, everything is strange and different. Isabel feels like people look right throug…
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Penny and the Little Lost Puppy
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Penny and the Little Lost Puppy
Penny gets a dog when she moves house, but one day the dog goes missing. A charming and intricately illustrated story about moving…
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Sunday Rain
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Sunday Rain
A little boy watches the children on his street playing together, but he's too shy to say hello! A lovely tale about having the co…
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Anita and the Dragons
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Anita and the Dragons
Anita imagines she is about to fly to a distant land on the back of a great white dragon. In reality, she and her family are leavi…
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Afraid of the Dark
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Afraid of the Dark
Amy can't sleep in her new bedroom, but with the help of some new friends and a caring father, she soon feels at home.
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Coming to England
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Coming to England
This picture book autobiography explores the early life of Floella Benjamin, celebrated writer, actress and television presenter. …
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McTavish on the Move
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McTavish on the Move
McTavish is the beloved dog of the Peachey family and this is their fourth exciting adventure. Here, the Peachey family are moving…
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The Longest Strongest Thread
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The Longest Strongest Thread
A little girl is moving with her family to a cold country and leaving her grandmother behind; it’s too cold for her where they’re …
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The Many Colors of Harpreet Singh
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The Many Colors of Harpreet Singh
This touching picture book explores common themes of everyday insecurities, such as moving home, starting a new school and dealing…
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