Picture books about moving house

The Comet

Author: Joe Todd-Stanton

Interest level: 4-8

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Joe Todd-Stanton’s new picture book explores how a family can create a home filled with imagination and warmth, even in less than …

Goodbye House, Hello House

Author: Margaret Wild Illustrator: Ann James

Interest level: 4-8

Reading age: 5+

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…

Here I Am

Author: Patti Kim

Interest level: 5+

Reading age: wordless

The word-less book deals with the challenges of leaving a beloved home; coming to terms with the big changes you face in your new …

A Place to Call Home

Author: Alexis Deacon Illustrator: Vivianne Schwarz

Interest level: 4-7

Reading age: 6+

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…

A Dragon Called Spark

Author: Lily Murray Illustrator: Kirsti Beautyman

Interest level: 4-5

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Two Places to Call Home

Author: Phil Earle Illustrator: Jess Rose

Interest level: 4-5

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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…

The Littlest Yak – Home is Where the Herd Is

Author: Lu Fraser Illustrator: Kate Hindley

Interest level: 4-5

Reading age: 4+

This beautiful rhyming picture book re-introduces Gertie the little yak and her yak family as they are about to embark on an epic …

Brave Little Bear

Author: Steve Small

Interest level: 4-5

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Arlo the bear cub is nervous about leaving his cosy cave to travel to Spring Mountain with his sister and mum. A heartwarming pict…

Home

Author: Carson Ellis

Interest level: 4-5

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Where is your home? Where are you? Carson Ellis explores wild and wonderful, familiar and extraordinary places that people –…

The Invisible

Author: Tom Percival

Interest level: 4-5

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When Isabel's family moves to a new neighbourhood, everything is strange and different. Isabel feels like people look right throug…

Penny and the Little Lost Puppy

Author: Emily Sutton

Interest level: 3-6

Reading age: 6+

Penny gets a dog when she moves house, but one day the dog goes missing. A charming and intricately illustrated story about moving…

Sunday Rain

Author: Rosie J. Pova Illustrator: Amariah Rauscher

Interest level: 4-5

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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…

Anita and the Dragons

Author: Hannah Carmona Illustrator: Anna Cunha

Interest level: 4-8

Reading age: 5+

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…

Afraid of the Dark

Author: Sarah Shaffi & Isabel Otter Illustrator: Lucy Farfort

Interest level: 4-7

Reading age: 6+

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.

Coming to England

Author: Floella Benjamin Illustrator: Diane Ewen

Interest level: 4-5

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This picture book autobiography explores the early life of Floella Benjamin, celebrated writer, actress and television presenter. …

McTavish on the Move

Author: Meg Rossoff Illustrator: David Shephard (in the style of Grace Easton)

Interest level: 6-11

Reading age: 6+

McTavish is the beloved dog of the Peachey family and this is their fourth exciting adventure. Here, the Peachey family are moving…

The Longest Strongest Thread

Author: Inbal Leitner

Interest level: 4-8

Reading age:

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 …