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|title=My New Home

|author=Marta Altes

|publisher=Macmillan Children's Books

|date=June 2014

|website=http://www.martaltes.com/

|summary=I needed this story when I was moving house a lot as a little girl. Sweet and gentle, this introduces the idea of the good things that can happen when you move house.

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I really liked the acknowledgement that you don't just forget about the people you leave behind and there are two sweet pictures of the raccoon opening her mailbox and discovering a letter from an old friend. As a child I loved the sound of post hitting the doormat, in case it meant news from people I loved and missed. I still do love that sound, and a handwritten note beats an email every single time! I applaud the author's suggestion that writing letters is a good way to keep in touch. The whole book is deftly handled, and would certainly help as a story to share with older toddlers and key stage one children who are facing an upcoming house move to help reassure them that everything is going to be okay.

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