About the Book

Book: Oliver’s Moving Day
Author: Vicky Sluiter
Genre: Children’s book
Release Date: December 3, 2019

It’s moving day, and five-year-old Oliver is excited for the adventure ahead. He is full of questions as, along with big sister Edith, Mommy, and Daddy, Oliver moves from The Big City to The Country.

He has never been to The Country and has only seen pictures in his books. What will it be like? Where will they live? Will there be lots of people and tall buildings? Join Oliver and his family as they wave goodbye to The Big City and journey through the suburbs and into The Country. Will Oliver have his questions answered? Read along and find out!

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MY THOUGHTS.....

Five-year-old Oliver is moving to the country but he isn't quite sure what the country is. All he knows is that his toys have been put in boxes that will be leaving on a big yellow truck, and he and his parents will be taking a trip in their car. Oliver's Moving Day is a short, illustrated story filled with the thoughts and questions that a 5-year-old boy might have as he sees things entirely new to him, and children will enjoy the colorful pictures that accompany the story. Beginner readers may find the text too hard for them to read alone so this would be a perfect book for parents and children to read together, and then discuss! Oliver's Moving Day is a great way to reassure children who are experiencing changes in their own lives.

I received a copy of this book from the author and Celebrate Lit but there was no obligation for a positive review. These are my own opinions.

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

About the Author

Vicky Sluiter has had a passion for reading since she was four years old. She started with the back of cereal boxes and moved on to everything else, including books, magazines, and t shirts. As a wife and mom, gramma to five boys, and the proud owner of a bearded dragon named Elliott, she has learned what boys like Oliver want to read. You can follow Vicky’s blog and book reviews at https://vickysluitercom.wordpress.com/

More from Vicky

I love writing children’s fiction because children are so much fun. So lively and expressive. You never really know what will happen when a child is involved but usually it will involve laughter. I have five grandsons so have experienced this many times over the years. The boys are ages 5 yrs to 14 yrs. Being at different stages the house is full of fun when they are all together. The youngest adores the oldest, and it’s reciprocated even if he won’t admit it. The middle three enjoy hanging together and getting into mischief. This Gramma loves every second of it!

The idea for a little guy on a farm was birthed when I was taking classes in writing fiction for children 30 years ago. I grew up on a hobby farm in farm country so the setting was pretty natural for me. And all the neighbors were boys so that’s what I’m used to. I could drive a tractor and bale hay right along with them. Having Oliver move from The Big City to The Country was inspired by my three youngest grandsons. That’s what they did and when they come to visit me they get excited to see the tall buildings in The Big City. And yes, they actually use that phrase. They are thoroughly convinced that Oliver’s Moving Day was written about them. In a way it was!

I’m so glad I didn’t give up on my dream. It was temporarily set aside, but in the right season it bubbled to the top again. Never let go of your dreams!