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Recommended Book List for Children

• Dear Phoebe by Sue Alexander. Age range: 5 to 8.
• It’s Your Move: Picking Up, packing up and settling in by L. Bourke.

• We Are Best Friends, by Aliki. When his best friend Peter moves away, Robert has no one to play with, no one to fight with, and no fun at all. Then he meets Will -- and finds he's not the only one who needs a new best friend. Believable dialogue and realistic letters convey the loneliness when two friends move away, miss each other, and undergo discomfort until they find new friends, while still maintaining their own friendship. Upbeat all the way. Age range: 4 to 7.

• I Don’t Live Here! by P. Conrad.

• I’m Moving by Martha W. Hickman, illustrated by Leigh Grant. Age range: 5 to 8.

• My Friend William Moved Away by M. W. Hickman.

• Moving Molly by Shirley Hughes. Molly is lonely after her family's move from the city to the country but she adjusts with the help of her new next-door neighbors. Age range: 5 to 7.

• I’m Not Moving by Penelope Jones.

• Maggie and the Goodbye Gift by S. Milord & J. Milord.

• A New Boy in Kindergarten by Jane Belk Moncure. Age range: 5 to 8.

• Mitchell is Moving by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat. After sixty years in the same old place, Mitchell the dinosaur decides it's time to move. His neighbor, Margo, dreams up ways of stopping him. But nothing can hold Mitchell back. Two weeks later, Mitchell's in a new home, but he's not as happy as he thought he'd be. Can he be missing his best friend? Age range: 6 to 7.

• The Adam Joshua Capers:  Monster in the Third Dresser Drawer by Jane Lee Smith. This book offers a "kid's eye" view of life as a six-year-old. It chronicles some of the common experiences of young children. In the story, Adam Joshua must cope with sharing his room with his new baby sister, moving to a new neighborhood, making new friends, loosing a tooth, struggling with a babysitter and battling "monsters" in the dark. Age range: 7 to 10.

• Moving Day by Tobi Tobias. A small girl is involved in the excitement, turmoil, and sadness of moving from one house to another and keeps her toy bear close for reassurance. Age range: 5 to 7.

• Moving by W. Watson.
  

Guidebooks for Planning Your Family Move

• Smart Moves: Your Guide to Getting Through the Emotional Maze of Relocationby Nadia Jensen, Ed.D., Audrey McCollum, M.S.W. and Stuart Copans, M.D. An educator, a social worker and a medical doctor offer help with getting-ready, moving and arriving issues for kids and teens.  Age range: Adult.

• Smooth Moves by Ellen Carlisle. Chapters on moving young children and moving teens highlight this highly rated how-to guidebook. Adult range: Adult.

• Move It: A Guide to Relocating Family, Pets and Plants by Nan DeVincentis Hayes, et al. General but wide-ranging advice on planning a move for all family members—including the furry ones! Age range: Adult.
  

Moving Books for Kids (Teens)

• Footsteps Around the World: Relocation Tips for Teens (Second Edition) by Beverly Roman, illustrated by Michael Cadieu. Checklists and other to-do features help teens address feelings about a move, getting organized, choosing a new school and making friends. Age range: Teens.
  

Children's Picture Books

• "Why Do We Have to Move?" Helping Your Child Adjust—with Love and Illustrations by Cynthia MacGregor, illustrations by David Clark. Despite the subtitle, this is written to children, with humorous illustrations and an honest assessment of what can be tough about a move but what's great about one too. Age range: 6 to 10.
  

Moving Day

• The Berenstain Bears' Moving Day by Stan & Jan Berenstain. The familiar bear family moves from a cave in the mountains to a tree house in the valley, and young readers go with them every step—from Papa making the big announcement to Brother snuggled into his new bedroom.  Age range: 4 to 7.

• Goodbye House by Frank Asch. A good choice for very young fans of Asch's other Bear books. On Moving Day, Baby Bear and his family remember times together as they walk through their now empty house. This story illustrates the benefits of planning a goodbye ritual at your old home. Age range: 5 to 8.

Moving with Pets

• Annabelle's Big Move, written and illustrated by Carla Golembe. Annabelle is the family dog and this two-stories-in-one is told from her point of view. She wonders what's happening as the family packs up its belongings, sends her off at the airport and meets her in a strange new place. In the second story, Annabelle likes her new home, but she is lonely. The child in the family, Miranda, helps her meet new puppy pals. This is a good choice for helping children understand the strangeness of a move for the family pet and for talking about their own feelings too. Age range: 5 to 8.

• What About My Goldfish? by Pamela Greenwood, illustrated by Jennifer Plecas. Jamie doesn't want to move because he's worried about how his dog and goldfish will do. In the new house, he's still worried that they are unhappy. He devises a plan that involves making new friends, for his pets and himself.  Age range: 6 to 9.

Making New Friends

• Who Will Be My Friends? by Syd Hoff. The author of Danny and the Dinosaur introduces Freddy, who has moved into a new house and now wonders how to find new friends. Rest assured, he does!  Age range: 4 to 6.

• Why Did We Have to Move Here? by Sally J.K. Davies. Peter is miserable in his new house and at his new school, where the year has already started and he's the new kid. But it's not long before he discovers that there are great surprises and new friends to be found in a new place too.  Age range: 5 to 8.

• Will I Have a Friend? by Miriam Cohen, illustrated by Lillian Hoban. Two respected children's authors have collaborated on this gentle story about a young child's questions as Dad takes him for his first day in kindergarten in a new school. Age range: 4 to 6.