Good-Bye, House [Library Binding]

Robin Ballard (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 21, 1994 | Age Level: 4 and up

A child says goodbye to the old house before moving with Mama and Papa to a new home.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Bidding farewell to a much-loved home isn't always easy, especially for a child. On moving day, as her parents pack the truck, a girl reluctantly makes the rounds of the empty rooms, reliving fond memories--toasting marshmallows in the living room fireplace, recording her growth on the edge of her bedroom door, the small hole in the bathroom ceiling where the rain dripped in. The story ends on an upbeat note as she arrives at her new house and promptly makes a friend ("I think I will like it here"). The clean, uncluttered design and pared-down lines of Ballard's sweet pen-and-ink and watercolor cartoons echo the simplicity of this sharply focused story that so accurately chronicles one of childhood's important transitions. Ages 3-up.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Booklist

Ages 3-5. On the day her family moves, a little girl walks from room to room, saying good-bye to the "only home I have ever known." Small pictures of various parts of the empty house are positioned above the text on the left-hand page, with a full-page picture of some remembered activity that took place in the room filling the facing page. Ballard has a good sense of the child's-eye view, remembering "grow marks" on the door or a cabinet big enough for a tea party, and her story respects the child's specific losses. Try the book as a starting point for nursery-school circle talks. Mary Harris Veeder --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Library Binding: 1 pages
• Publisher: Greenwillow Books (March 21, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0688125263
• ISBN-13: 978-0688125264
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,100,824 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Robin Ballard was born in Los Angeles, California. A graduate of The Cooper Union School of Art, she published her first picture book, "Cat and Alex and the Magic Flying Carpet" in 1991. Since then, she has written and illustrated numerous books for children including, "My Day, Your Day", "Tonight and Tomorrow" and "I Used To Be the Baby". Most recently, though, after an inspiring trip to Egypt she has written her first young-adult novel, "The Archivist".