New Children’s Book Comforts Children During Relocation
Whether moving across town or across the country, when children are faced with changing schools and leaving friends behind it’s often an emotional, if not traumatic experience. Ryan is Moving Away (published by AuthorHouse), the new, illustrated in full-color children’s book by Emi Mead, follows a little boy named Ryan as he experiences the emotions of such a move.
When Ryan’s dad informs his family at the dinner table one night that he has been offered a position on the West Coast and the family would be moving there, his good news is not met with the happiest reception. Ryan is decidedly against the move and doesn’t want to leave his school and his best friend, Jason.
But his parents have a few surprises in store that might make preparing for the move more enjoyable for Ryan, including his very first trip on an airplane and a house-hunting experience! Ryan delights in the experience of flying on a plane and visiting new homes with unfamiliar flowers and palm trees everywhere. Not wanting to admit that he has a favorite of the potential houses, Ryan holds firm to the idea that he does not want to move or leave his friends.
The next day their real estate broker, Anne, and Ryan’s parents introduce him to Anne’s son, Eric, who is about Ryan’s age and plays Little League, like Ryan. Ryan’s parents decide between the houses that they looked at and choose the one that Ryan secretly liked the most. When his parents make an offer that is accepted and they make the final preparations by packing up all their belongings in boxes, Ryan knows that he must “get used to it.”
But will California and his new life have more surprises in store for him? What will happen to those that he leaves behind? Find out in the playfully illustrated pages of Ryan is Moving Away, which is inspired by the real-life experience of a young boy moving from the Midwest to the West Coast. Sure to be loved and appreciated by those children and parents about to relocate, Ryan is Moving Away invites readers to enjoy the new experiences involved in moving to a new place and teaches an important lesson about friendship.
Emi Mead is a former real estate professional with over 25 years of experience. She learned through her own family’s relocation experiences and those of her clients that children are especially vulnerable to major life changes. She currently lives with her husband in Kansas City and works as a freelance writer and advocate for domestic violence victims. Mead has five adult children and three grandchildren.
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