My Best Friend Moved Away

Sometimes your best friend moves away. And it isn't fair. Emma and Ella did everything together. They took turns on the swing. They sat next to each other in class. They shared their lunchboxes, played spies at recess, and greeted each other every morning with a secret handshake nobody else knew. Then Ella tells Emma a real secret - not a spy one. She's moving to another city, and she won't be at this school anymore. "It's not fair!" shouted Emma. This is a gentle picture book for children who have lost a best friend. Emma doesn't get rushed through it. She's allowed to be angry, and she's allowed to say that it isn't the same - because it isn't. And then, slowly, the swing has somebody to push it again. Why I wrote this book My daughter's best friend moved to another city. I went looking for a book that might help, and I couldn't find the one I wanted - something that didn't rush her through the sad part, and didn't pretend a new friend would simply fix it. So I wrote it. Who this book is for Written for children ages 5 to 8, and perfect as a read-aloud for younger siblings too. The sentences are short and simple enough for a confident young reader to manage alone. This book will help a child who is: - Saying goodbye to a best friend who is moving away - Moving to a new town, city, or school themselves - Changing classes and losing the friend they always sat with - Feeling alone at recess or lunchtime - Struggling with big feelings they don't have the words for yet - Learning that it's okay to be sad, and okay to be happy again Also a helpful resource for: - Parents and caregivers looking for a calm way to open a hard conversation - Teachers for social-emotional learning and circle time - School counselors and therapists working with children on friendship, loss, and change - Grandparents, aunts, and uncles looking for a thoughtful gift that isn't just another toy What's inside: 30 pages of warm watercolor illustrations with simple, read-aloud text. Around 500 words - long enough to matter, short enough for bedtime on a hard day. A note for grown-ups: when a child loses a best friend, the most useful thing you can say is often both things at once - that it really is unfair, and that things will feel good again. This book says both. Scroll up and add My Best Friend Moved Away to your cart.