Moving to a new home

Moving to a new home can be a challenging time for tamariki and their whānau. Here is a selection of books that will help children of different ages navigate the complex emotions that can be conjured up when leaving your home behind.

Updated July 15, 2024
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The thirteenth home of Noah Bradley
Dodd, Amber Lee
Paper Book
  "Amber Lee Dodd writes with tenderness and thunder, and her storytelling is a bolt of brilliance."Kiran Millwood Hargrave Moving house is no fun. And no one knows that better than Noah Bradley. A curse has forced his family to move thirteen times. Whether it's a typhoon...
We're moving
Guillain, Adam
Paper Book
Nine families worldwide move home.
Evelyn Del Rey is moving away
Medina, Meg
Paper Book
View more details of this book at www.walkerbooks.com.au
The comet
Todd-Stanton, Joe
Paper Book
A picture book touching on the impact of moving away from home that teaches coping skills for kids struggling with relationships and sense of belonging, while also holding space for the places they come from. For fans of The Blue House by Phoebe Wahl. "A lovely story...

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