Stories for Unexpected Moves

We are following the news with great compassion and like so many, we want to help.

We know that one small way we can help is to do what we do best: offer stories. We are sharing stories to support children and families that have been displaced by fires or floods. Listening to stories can help children metabolize and give expression to their own experience.

This playlist offers stories for those who need to leave a beloved home. We invite you to listen yourself and to share this playlist with those who are in need — and may these stories offer a healing framework for a challenging time.


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Junkyard Tales: All Together Now

The Excavator

The mice’s mulch pile home is scheduled for removal. How will the friends coax out three scared, hiding mice?

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20 MINUTES
Spring
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Junkyard Tales

Moving Mouse

The excavator is coming and the mice must move! Can Sergeant and Ben help them feel safe?

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26 MINUTES
Summer
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Junkyard Tales

Ben’s New Home

Ben wakes to find the mysterious and wise mouse Mitzie Niegle with important news for him: his home is to be taken away,…

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26 MINUTES
Winter
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Junkyard Tales

Introduction Part Four: The House of Chairs

Ben Thompson is determined to help Mr. Flinch to help by discovering just the right spot for his new home.

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23 MINUTES

Stories for Moving to a New Home Collection

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Stories for Moving to a New Home

Willie and Wanda Woodchuck’s New Home

Willie is struggling with an upcoming move until his father helps him deal with his feelings and envision all the possibilities their new…

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25 MINUTES
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Stories for Moving to a New Home

The Abbey

As a monk decides to leave his community to serve more of the world, he deals with the experience of preparing and saying…

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25 MINUTES
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Stories for Moving to a New Home

Jamie and the Sillstone Gnome

Close friends overcome the sadness of moving by finding new ways to connect.

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34 MINUTES

Looking for more support? Please check out our blog post: “Helpers”: How to Support Children in the Wake of Natural Disasters.


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