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by Marilyn Spooner (Author), Barbara Riley (Illustrator)
The Barn That Moved Away is a story about the upside of change and how it can improve a life. In this case, the life of a barn on a farm in northern New England. Told from the barn's point of view, the tale describes how the barn in question moved from a location that no longer needed the traditional services of a barn to one many miles away to begin a new life.
Purchased by the Martha's Vineyard Historical Society, the barn was lovingly dismantled and carefully trucked to it's new home on the island. Once there, an old-time barn raising slowly but surely re-created the building. It's massive main room became the home for Society's events and personal milestone gatherings like weddings. The barn enthusiastically embraced its new home and encouraged all the readers of its story to come visit.
