Ira’s best friend Reggie is moving away. Ira feels hurt when Reggie idealizes the new location and loses interest in spending time with Ira, and this leads to a fight. The story also illustrates by negative example how not to tell a child about a move. On a more positive note, Ira and Reggie reconcile before the move, and Ira realizes that Reggie felt sad, too. The story also talks about maintaining the friendship through visits and phone calls, which is not realistic for most TCKs, but might start a discussion of other ways of keeping in touch.
Reading level: age 4-7 years