When her parents suggest moving, Amelia Bedelia turns going to open houses and exploring new neighborhoods into an adventure.

When the Willows move into a new house, Celia, the youngest of four children, traps an enchanted hamster, who reluctantly agrees to grant the children one wish in exchange for his freedom.

When Andy stops playing with his toys, Sarge and the Green Army Men have a plan to find a new home; after a few mistakes, they arrive at Sunnyside Daycare.

"When a royal messenger announces that Queen Edwina is coming to tea, Shelly is as jittery as a jellyfish. After all, the Queen of the d Western Oceans is her great aunt. And despite being a princess, Shelly has never met a queen before. How should she act? What should she wear? Then Pearl tells Shelly that the queen is going to take Shelly to live in Neptune's Castle: it's where a real princess would live, Pearl tells her. Shelly is terrified of...

When Mae's family moves from the country to the city, she is sad to leave behind her beloved backyard garden but before long, she finds a way to start a new garden.

Two best friends understand that saying goodbye to one experience means saying hello to the next, but that does not make it easier when one friend has to move away.

When supernatural things start happening in the house timid Andres and his parents just moved into, next-door-neighbor Desmond Cole, eight, comes to the rescue.

"With four geese, three mice, and a very grumpy bear all crowded into one den, Bruce is ready for a new home"--

A young girl learns much about her mother as she reads a collection of poems written before she was born that capture her mother's memories of living around the world and growing up as a child of an Air Force serviceperson. Includes author's note, list of select U.S. Air Force bases, and explanation of the free verse and tanka poetry forms used.