
By Phoebe Wahl
A father and son must leave their cherished home as their neighborhood transforms around them.
Leo and his dad have always lived in the blue house, but now their neighborhood is changing. As new buildings rise, they must leave their beloved home. Struggling with the loss, they howl, rage, and dance through their emotions. Can they find a way to honor the past while embracing the future in their new home?
"So, after they ate, they danced and stomped and raged together. They shredded on guitar, and Leo did a special scream solo. It made both of them a little less mad."
— from the book
In the tradition of Virginia Lee Burton’s The Little House comes a heartfelt story about a father and son learning to accept the new while honoring and celebrating the old. For as long as he can remember, Leo has lived in the blue house with his dad, but lately the neighborhood is changing. People are leaving, houses are being knocked down, and shiny new buildings are going up in their place. When Leo and his dad are forced to leave, they aren’t happy about it. They howl and rage and dance out their feelings. When the time comes, they leave the blue house behind–there was never any choice, not really–but little by little, they find a way to keep its memory alive in their new home.
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