While this book is currently available, I located an online reader copy of Goodbye, Old House by Margaret Wild. I was not sure what to expect, but what I got was, well, nifty! It is very basic and repetitive, but there was an odd depth to it as well. I liked the illustrations by Ann James, even though they are equally simple, but again, have a depth to them. In fact, probably what is not there on the page is as important as what is there. Of course, the white space/use of few colors allows you to “fill in the blanks” as well. The abstractness of things gives it a humorous look without being “funny” as in “hahaha” or “odd, bizarre, not well done.”
The idea is a young child (I am assuming a young girl) who is moving from the “old home” to the new one. They say goodbye to the important places (the kitchen, the big bedroom, the bathroom and their room). They take stock of “this is the last time I do X, Y, or Z.” But the tone is not said, but hopeful. Then we arrive at the new location and we do things in reverse, saying hello and these are the firsts. And again, with optimism. This change is a good thing. It shows that it might be new, but it is familiar. It might be a cat instead of a horse you pet, but there is writing on the wall, there is a bathroom, kitchen, big bedroom and a room for them along with the new adventures. 
Overall, this is a neat book. There are only positive things happening and not the fear or trepidation that we usually find in books about moving. The idea that things are an adventure, it is different and the same is a nice touch. Good for ages three to six. The beginning reader could also read solo as there is very little in the way of text.
