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  • Stella and Roger Are on the Move (Stella and Roger #4)

Stella and Roger Are on the Move
(Stella and Roger #4)

Illustrator
Lynn Gaines
Publication Date
November 11, 2025
Genre / Grade Band
Fiction /  2nd − 3rd
Language
English
Format
Picture Book
Stella and Roger Are on the Move (Stella and Roger #4)

Description

In this fourth and final book in the beloved Stella picture book series, Stella and Roger reflect on their favorite things about living in Chicago and try to devise a plan to stop an impending out-of-state move.

Stella and Roger face their scariest challenge yet when Stella's parents announce they're moving--and not just out of Chicago, but to a whole new state! Stella doesn't want to move away from her favorite park or any of the other things she loves about the only home she's ever known. Stella and Roger begin a campaign to convince Stella's parents that leaving Chicago is a big mistake. But is this change really as scary as they think?

Publication date
November 11, 2025
Genre
Fiction
Page Count
40
ISBN-13
9781665933346
Publisher
Denene Millner Books/Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Series
Stella and Roger
BISAC categories
JUV051000 - Juvenile Fiction | Imagination & Play
JUV011010 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
JUV014000 - Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women
Library of Congress categories
African Americans
Picture books
Moving, Household
African American girls
African American families
Change
Change (Psychology)
Siblings
Moving (Households)

School Library Journal

K-Gr 3--Stella and her stuffed hippo Roger do not want to move away from Chicago, where everything feels like home. Armed with a list of her top five reasons why she can't move, Stella tries very hard to convince her parents that she and Roger can stay in their house and not move. What if she forgets her house and her friends? What if the new home doesn't smell like banana bread? With digital illustrations in bright, friendly colors, this title provides a gentle, even bland, introduction to the concept of moving and leaving behind everything familiar. The Chicago elements feel unnecessary and disjointed from the rest of the story, as they set the scene for a move away from a detailed place to a nondescript location. VERDICT Fine where there is a need for a book on the subject, but unnecessary for a robust collection.--Elizabeth Speer

Copyright 2025 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

Clothilde Ewing
Clothilde Ewing started her work life as a lifeguard, but she has spent most of her career telling people's stories as a journalist (CBS News), television producer (The Oprah Winfrey Show), and communications professional. She loves using the written word to honor a child's imagination and is on a mission to help adults tap into the wonder they felt as children. She believes that one of the greatest lessons we can pass on to our kids is that differences are for celebrating, and that we have more in common than we ever imagined. A native of Cleveland, she lives in Chicago with her husband and two highly energetic children.

Lynn Gaines has been making art for years and is still in love with making it! Born and raised in Ohio, she currently works for American Greetings, but also loves making art for children's books and kids-related products. She works both digitally and traditionally, often combining the two. She hasn't met a craft she doesn't love--sewing is one of her favorite hobbies. She looks for inspiration everywhere and often finds it in bookstores and thrift stores, looking in vintage children's books and animation, and even in a garden or two. In her spare time, she is a bit of an illustration nerd and loves to roller skate, read, and toy with writing. Lynn lives in Northeast Ohio with her husband Mel and two fur-kids and studio mates, Charlie and Harry.
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