McQuinn, Anna. Lola’s Moving Day. Rosalind Beardshaw, Illus. Charlesbridge, 08/2025. [26]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-1-62354-337-2. GRADES Preschool–Kindergarten. ADDITIONAL.
Lola’s family is getting bigger, so readers follow her as the family prepares to say goodbye to their small apartment and say hello to their new house. This gentle story provides a soothing, worry-free way to talk about the moving process, and what a new home may be like. As with the many other Lola titles, her family and people around her are of various colors and backgrounds. Lola’s family is drawn with black skin and curled hair, the old neighbor Mrs. Rehman is brown-skinned, and the new neighbors are light-skinned with brown hair. McQuinn’s gentle writing focuses on positive, cooperative solutions, and Beardshaw’s digital illustrations aptly portray the family working together. A useful title for families getting ready to move.
Joshua Rees—Daly City Public Library