When Friends Change: Feeling Left Out
Paperback
Series: Little Buzzy Readers
ISBN13: 9781997561583
Publisher: Lake Promenade Press
Published: Apr 17 2026
Pages: 46
Weight: 0.22
Height: 0.12 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
When Friends Change: Feeling Left out. Starting school, making friends, and learning how friendships change are all part of growing up.
In this gentle and relatable story, Sophie meets Emma on the first day of kindergarten. The two girls bond over purple leggings and pink tutus and quickly become best friends. From that day on, they are inseparable.
But when Emma goes away for the summer, Sophie suddenly feels alone. Then Sophie meets Zoe, and the two quickly become friends.
When Emma returns, Sophie happily introduces her to Zoe. At first, the three friends hang out, but soon, Emma and Zoe start spending more time together, and Sophie begins to feel left out.
Can Sophie find new friendships and learn that sometimes friends change?
When Friends Change is a warm and reassuring story about making friends, feeling left out, and discovering that there is always room for new friendships. Perfect for children ages 4-10 learning about Social emotional issues, friendship, kindness, and growing up.
Perfect for ages 4-10 and ideal for parents, teachers, and classrooms teaching social-emotional learning and friendship skills.
When Friends Change: Feeling Left out is part of the Little Buzzy Readers Next Series.
Written transitional readers to practice reading skills and build reading confidence
Support kids as they apply strategies taught during reading instruction at school
Written in sans serif fonts consistent with early reading and levelled books in schools
Include high-frequency sight words to strengthen reading fluency
Encourage authentic reading, which research shows helps children progress more quickly
Feature short, engaging stories that feel achievable and fun
Use repetition to build confidence and reinforce word recognition
Include high-frequency sight words to strengthen reading fluency
Provide clear one-to-one matching of text and illustrations
Help develop decoding skills and support early comprehension
Create opportunities for success, independence and enjoyment in early reading experiences
Emergent/Beginning Readers: Buzzy Little Readers Start: 20-30 pages Novice/Early Readers: Buzzy Little Readers Go: 30-50 pages Early Transitional: Buzzy Little Readers Next: 30 - 100 pages
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