I Don't Want to Move to a New House: A Picture Book About Moving House and Finding Home Again - Softcover

Harris, Benjamin L.

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798175278119

Publisher: Independently published, 2026

Synopsis

Pip knows every squeak of the old house. The new one feels wrong.

I Don't Want to Move to a New House is a warm, honest picture book for children aged 3-7 who love their home and do not want to leave it.

Told entirely from Pip's point of view, the story follows what it feels like to know the third step, the light, and the old red door, then stand in empty rooms that smell different and feel too quiet. And what happens when a window seat looking out at a big oak tree becomes the one thing in the new house that already, unmistakably, belongs to Pip.

Perfect for:

• Children moving house who feel sad, angry, or unsettled
• Families wanting an honest book about leaving a familiar home
• Parents looking for a gentle way to talk through the move
• Teachers and school counsellors supporting children through relocation
• Gifting to a family packing boxes with a worried little one

Illustrated in a warm, painterly watercolour style, I Don't Want to Move to a New House does not rush Pip into loving the new place. It lets belonging arrive one small, real thing at a time.

A note for grown-ups is included, with practical guidance and simple conversation starters.

Edition details

• Publisher: Independently published
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798175278119
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 30