Hello, New House

by Jane Smith, Jane Smith (Illustrator)

Overview

Not everything changes when you move.

When a family moves cross-country, a young girl learns to adjust to her new home. There are new neighbors, new weather—and scary nighttime sounds! But she realizes that not everything is different: her family is still by an ocean, and, more importantly, still together. This heartwarming family story illustrates how some things change, but others remain the same.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780807572269
Publisher:	Whitman, Albert & Company
Publication date:	10/01/2020
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.60(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.50(d)
Lexile:	AD120L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Jane Smith earned her BFA in illustration from the Columbus College of Art & Design. Upon graduation, she worked as an art director for a children’s novelty book publisher in Los Angeles. Jane currently creates artwork for a variety of publishing and licensing clients from her home in North Carolina.

Jane Smith earned her BFA in illustration from the Columbus College of Art & Design. Upon graduation, she worked as an art director for a children’s novelty book publisher in Los Angeles. Jane currently creates artwork for a variety of publishing and licensing clients from her home in North Carolina.

Editorial Reviews

"Through the skilled pacing, simple wording, and bright images, readers will sense the whirlwind of feelings in Callie's new world while anchored in the security of a loving family. A simple capture of the complex emotions of moving that will resonate with many."—Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

2020-07-14
A move from one coast to another stirs up plenty of emotion for a young child.

Callie sits by a palm tree with the family dog and watches as furniture and boxes are piled into a bright yellow moving van. “Goodbye, house.” Tears dot Callie’s brown face and brown hair as goodbyes are exchanged with friends. The family arrives in a new neighborhood, near a different ocean. Page after page of brightly colored images with clean outlines float past readers’ eyes. The words “same” or “new” label every item readers spot in Callie’s new world, crystalizing the mixture of emotion a move brings. “New bathroom. / Same towel.” The hardest part for the only child is nighttime, with new shadows and new sounds. Smith captures the kernel of truth that it’s family that makes a home, showing the comfort of the same kisses and hugs from Mama and Papa. Callie is a sweet mix of the two, with the hairstyle of darker-skinned Mama and the lighter skin tone of spiky-haired Papa. Through the skilled pacing, simple wording, and bright images, readers will sense the whirlwind of feelings in Callie’s new world while anchored in the security of a loving family.

A simple capture of the complex emotions of moving that will resonate with many. (Picture book. 4-8)

Kirkus Reviews