We're Moving House
SELECTED FOR THE BOLOGNA RAGAZZI AWARD'S AMAZING BOOKSHELF
"This book does an important job in reassuring children." The Bookseller
"Youngsters with an interest in vehicles especially, will love the visuals, even if a house move isn’t imminent." Books for Keeps
When a boy is told that they are moving house, he envisions his house lifted by cranes, winding its way through narrow streets, and even sailing across the sea… But his mother helps him understand: even if they must leave their house behind, the two of them will still be on an adventure.
Mick Jackson is a writer from Lancashire, who now lives in Brighton. He studied drama and was a singer in a band, before enrolling on the Creative Writing MA at the University of East Anglia. His first novel, The Underground Man, was shortlisted for the Booker Prize, the Whitbread First Novel Award and won the Royal Society of Authors’ First Novel Award. He has since written three more novels, a novella and many picture books for children including The Red Sledge illustrated by Victoria Ball. Find Mick online at mickjackson.com and on Twitter as @mickwriter.
Rashin Kheiriyeh was born in Iran and studied graphic design at the University of Tehran. She has previously worked for newspapers such as The New York Times and Le Monde Diplomatique, and has published over 45 books for children worldwide, including Eli and the Uncles by Jehan Madhani. In 2011, she won the Golden Apple at the Biennale of Illustration Bratislava. She currently lives in Washington, USA. Find her online at rashinart.com and on Instagram as @rashin.kheiriyeh.