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Personalized Books About Moving House

A custom storybook for the move: your child drawn from a photo, the old house and the new one, the drive between them, and the bedroom they get to set up, written around your actual move.

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Book about moving for kids, The Blue Door Adventure: dad pulls a boy in a wagon of boxes toward their new house

A Story That Starts at the Old House and Ends at the New One

A move is a grown-up decision that happens to a kid. A personalized moving book gives them the shape of it in advance, with their name and face on every page: saying goodbye to the old room, the boxes, the long drive or the flight, the first night, the new school. Written from your outline, so the towns, the street, and the reason are yours.

  • Your child stars as the hero of the move, drawn from a photo
  • A custom story that follows your actual move: the old house, the trip, the new house, the new school
  • Works for a move across town, across the country, or across an ocean, and for military and job moves
  • Add parents, siblings, or the grandparent you are moving closer to, up to 4 people
  • Digital flipbook the day you approve, so it is ready before the boxes are

Peek Inside the Book

The same page at every reading level. Pick one to see how the story reads.

Customize the look

Our New Window

Tap, tap, tap! Omar hops right up. Look, Teddy, look! See the sunny trees? Puppy wags his tail. Thump, thump, thump! Dad brings a box. "Our new room!"

A Spot for Bear

Omar lifted Bear to the window. "Look outside, Bear!" he shouted happily. The puppy wagged his fluffy tail. Dad stepped inside with a box. "Who claimed the windowsill already?" Dad asked. "Bear did!" Omar giggled with joy. The warm sunshine filled the room. It felt like home already.

The Perfect View

Omar stood on tiptoe, lifting his teddy bear toward the warm sunshine streaming through the glass. "Look, Bear, that tree has the perfect climbing branches!" he whispered eagerly. Down on the round blue rug, their puppy let out a cheerful yip. Dad paused in the doorway, balancing a heavy cardboard box with a proud grin. Even with boxes piled everywhere, the bedroom already smelled like fresh adventures and afternoon light.

Morning in the New Room

Omar stretched on his toes, pressing Bear gently against the wooden sill so his old friend could take in the neighborhood. Golden sunlight spilled across the rocket-ship quilt, turning floating dust motes into tiny drifting stars. In the doorway, Dad balanced another heavy carton, pausing to watch his son claim this bright corner. The house still smelled of fresh paint and cardboard boxes. Yet watching the green branches sway outside, Omar knew their grandest adventure had just begun.

Inside page of a book about moving: Omar sets his teddy bear on the windowsill of his new bedroom

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Moving house storybook, The Boxes' Secret Map: a girl holds a map among moving boxes in her new bedroom

Moving Story Ideas

Pick the part of the move to focus on, or describe the whole trip:

  • Goodbye, House: A gentle story that walks through each room one last time and packs the memories in a special box
  • The Long Drive: The road trip to the new place, with the snacks, the songs, and the first glimpse
  • The New Room: Your child's first night in the new bedroom and everything they get to decide about it
  • Finding Our New Places: The new park, the new library, the new pizza place, discovered one at a time
  • New School, Same Me: For a mid-year school change: walking in as the new kid and finding a seat
  • Build Your Own Moving Story: Describe where you are leaving, where you are going, and what your child is worried about

How It Works

From a single photo to a professionally printed book — about 15 minutes of your time.

Upload photos

Pick your style

Approve characters & story

Approve illustrations

Printed & shipped

Coloring-style moving book, The First Night Picnic: a family eats pizza on the floor of their new home

Read It Before the Boxes Arrive

Most of the worry in a move is not knowing what happens next. A book that shows the whole sequence, with your child getting through each step, takes the mystery out of it. Read it in the weeks before, then again on the first night in the new house.

It also makes a good goodbye gift from grandparents or friends who are staying behind: a copy of the story where they appear, so the old place comes along.

What Families Are Saying

“My only regret is not getting three copies so each daughter could have their own, because I see this as something they will want to keep and take with them when they leave the nest!”

Lauren E.

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“I love how u can have many people and build ur own story! U can even choose the animation and text style.”

Julie

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“Such a fun way to make bedtime stories a little more exciting! I got it for my youngest but it quickly became a hit with all 3 of my kids.”

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Pricing Options

Choose how their custom story comes to life.

Personalized Coloring Book

A full storybook they can color.

Same custom story and cover, printed in black & white on coloring-friendly paper.


$15
Full-length book, not a mini version
Black & white pages for coloring
Same cover and page count as paperback
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Paperback Storybook

A full-color story to read together.

The same custom story and illustrations in a lightweight, softcover format.


$35
Full custom story & illustrations
Glossy softcover format
Full-color pages
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Hardcover Keepsake

The keepsake families choose most.

A premium, durable hardcover made to be loved and saved for years.


$50
Full custom story & illustrations
Full-color pages
Durable hardcover binding
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You review your book before it's printed.

No printing happens until you approve every page.

Questions parents ask before ordering a moving book

Timing, real places, friends left behind, the goodbye, and who can be in it.

Give them the story of the move

Upload a photo and tell us where you're leaving and where you're headed. Your child gets the whole move as a story before it happens.

Create their moving book

Digital flipbook the day you approve · Ships to the new address