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Dad says we have to move. He has a new job. Mom says I'll like my new room. Well, I'm not moving! Change isn't easy for young boys and girls. And when change means moving to a new school, a new house, and away from friends, well that can be downright complicated!
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School Library Journal Review
K-Gr 2-This gentle, uncomplicated story explores the challenges of relocating. Although her parents are thrilled about her dad's new job in the city, Keesha refuses to move. She does not want to leave her horse, her school, or her friends, and she worries that they won't wear pink tutus in dance class. Her parents ignore her protests, so Keesha packs her belongings and gets in the car. As the African American family sets out, they ride past the places she loves: the farm, the woods, and the lake. Once they reach the city, the adults try to make her comfortable. Dad lets her paint her new room pink, but "'It's still not home.'" Visiting the zoo and signing up for dance classes fail to cheer her up. Finally, on her first day of school, Keesha makes two new friends who are into horses and the color pink. When they ask if she likes her new home, she looks around her high-tech classroom and replies, "'I think I do now!'" Throughout the narrative, key pieces of dialogue are highlighted in large, colored print, emphasizing Keesha's emotions. The bright, cartoon illustrations show the nervous little girl at home in the country and then in the city where everything is different. The cheerful color palette and smiling faces of her parents, teacher, and new classmates reinforce the idea that everything will be okay in the end for Keesha. For a more atmospheric portrayal of the same situation, try Deborah Underwood's Bad Bye, Good Bye (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014).-Linda L. Walkins, Saint Joseph Preparatory High School, Boston (c) Copyright 2014. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Horn Book Review
Despite Keesha's protests, her family moves from country to city for Dad's new job. While her parents--depicted statically in the slick illustrations--try to demonstrate the city's advantages, Keesha resists the change until she sees her well-equipped classroom and meets girls with similar interests. While the quick resolution is unsatisfying, the book could be useful for those seeking stories about moving. (c) Copyright 2015. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
Dad's new job means moving to the city, a tough adjustment for little Keesha. "I got the job," Dad says. "We're moving to the city!" Mom says. "I'm not moving," Keesha says. And so it goes, all through packing, loading up the car and driving past the farm and lake and woods she loves on the way to the big sunny apartment the three of them will now call home. Dad lets her paint the walls of her new room any way she'd like. Keesha chooses trees and a lake and a horse, but "It's still not home," she says. Dad takes her for a walk; there's a park not far from their apartment, with a small zoo within. Mom tells her to put on her dance clothes. They check out a handful of classes that look interesting, though nobody wears a pink tutu like Keesha. She's also negative about her new school, until she finds out that she gets her own computer, sees a classmate wearing a shirt with a horse on it, and starts dancing with the others. Sold! Blevins refreshingly defies stereotypes with a heroine who happens to be African-American moving from the affluent 'burbs to the alien city. Cerrato employs a spectrum of colors to good effect. Her shapes and big-eyed, big-headed people have a Lego vibe.Pleasant and reassuring. (Picture book. 3-5) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.