Mitchell Is Moving: Ready-to-Read Level 3

by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, José Aruego (Illustrator), Ariane Dewey (Illustrator)

After sixty years in the same old place, Mitchell the dinosaur decides it's time to move. His neighbor, Margo, dreams up ways of stopping him. But nothing can hold Mitchell back. Two weeks later, Mitchell's in a new home, but he's not as happy as he thought he'd be. Can he be missing his best friend?

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Travel, Friendship

48 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1978

About the author

Marjorie Weinman Sharmat was an American children's writer. She wrote more than 130 books for children and teens and her books have been translated into several languages. They have won awards including Book of the Year by the Library of Congress or have become selections by the Literary Guild.
Perhaps Sharmat's most popular work features the child detective Nate the Great. He was inspired by and named after her father, who lived to see the first Nate book published. One story, Nate the Great Goes Undercover, was adapted as a made-for-TV movie that won the Los Angeles International Children's Film Festival Award. Sharmat's husband Mitchell Sharmat expanded Nate's storyline by creating Olivia Sharp, his cousin and fellow detective. Husband and wife wrote four Olivia Sharp books published 1989 to 1991. During the 1990s, their son Craig Sharmat (then in his thirties) wrote three Nate books with his mother. In the late 2010s, their other son Andrew Sharmat co-wrote the last two Nate books written while Marjorie Weinman Sharmat was alive. With Marjorie Weinman Sharmat's passing in 2019 Andrew has continued writing the series with Nate the Great and the Earth Day Robot (2021).
In the mid-1980s Sharmat wrote three books published in 1984 and 1985 under the pseudonym Wendy Andrews.
Sharmat also wrote the Sorority Sisters series, eight short novels published in 1986 and 1987. They are romantic fiction with a sense of humor. They are set in a California public high school (day school for ages 14 to 18, approximately).

Reviews

[Cheryl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oh goodness, just as sweet as I remember. My college son says it's adorable, too. "I'm going to cement you to the ceiling!" I love the idea of moving "two weeks away" and taking some local slimy moss and swamp water with, too.
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I wish that I had a friend as good as Margo is to Mitchell. But I guess family counts? A new living place doesn't feel like home without people you "like like like" or love nearby.

Time to let this go. Avl. on openlibrary.org.

[Wren Kohler · Rating 5 out of 5]

My in-a-pinch read for my reading challenge for 2023!!!

A fun and fantastic lil book for all

[Michael Fitzgerald · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kind of bizarre. Now the question: why do these simplistic cartoons require TWO illustrators to create them?

[Steve Rutledge · Rating 5 out of 5]

A favorite since given to me in second grade!

[Robyn Witt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Finally got around to reading this book referenced in a Bright Eyes song. It is both funny and poignant.

[Rebecca · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think this book was my first insight into the complexities of friendship between males and females.

Mitchell friend of Margo
Margo friend of Mitchell.

I particularly love how they built Margo's house at the end.

[Hugo Forest · Rating 5 out of 5]

You turn on a spindle
You are so much looser now
But you're not explaining how
You gained such new repose

[B. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not gonna lie, I read this children's book only because of Bright Eyes.
I am not sure why it took me so long to read it, knowing is been sitting on my shelf for ages.
It's a cute little story with super cute drawings.

[Jessica Lewers]

In this book, a dinosaur moves houses and the book follows the dinosaur's journey of moving. This would be great for students to read because it offers bright fun pictures to keep them engaged.
Age level: 3-6
Lexile level: 480L

[maria · Rating 5 out of 5]

"I'm moving," he said. "Where?" asked Margot. "Two weeks away". depois de anos querendo chorar só ouvindo a música, agora quis chorar direto com a história.

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is an interesting story about contentment and wanting something new in your life. Both the tale and the illustrations are good, but not particularly memorable. We borrowed this from our local library as part of a kit. We enjoyed listening to Robert Sevra narrate the story on CD while we followed along with the paperback book (with ISBN 0689808763 / ISBN13 9780689808760.)

[Angela · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a wonderful tale about moving and friendship. Although Mitchell does move in the book, his friend ends up joining him in his new location. It may not help relieve the fears of children concerned about losing friends in a move, but it is a great story nonetheless. The upside is that Mitchell is always positive about the move, despite his friend's insistence that he stay.

[Aja · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have been teaching a class that requires a lot of downtime for me (lots of audio recordings to listen to). This morning I found a box of books, which means I have something to do! This is the first of about three title that the dance lab has to offer. Pretty good read, but I am surprised at the #3 reading level. Pretty easy, but maybe that's because I am basically in 18th grade.

[Mandy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mitchell the dinosaur is tired of the same old house he's lived in for the past 60 years, so he decides to move "two weeks away." His best friend and neighbor Margo is not happy with Mitchell's plans.

[Nick Moore · Rating 5 out of 5]

about this dinosaur, mitchell, who's moving away from his best friend. its really sad

[Ande · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book!!! I have read it so many times it isn't funny. My mom bought it for me when I was little and I still have the book. Although it is well worn, I love reading it to my kids!

[Beverly · Rating 3 out of 5]

(Reading Rainbow book)

[Dane Cobain · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is adorable – it’s a kids‘ book, a reading of which was sampled into a Bright Eyes song. It’s super cute, but it’s simultaneously sad.

[Klay · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favorite childrens' book of all time