a little girl wearing a pink shirt and a blue backpack

A 3-year-old girl named Emma was looking forward to finishing kindergarten and going to school. She loved her friends and teachers and didn't want to lose them.One day Emma's mom said to her: “You know, baby, soon you're going to finish kindergarten and go to school.”Emma frowned. “But I don't want to leave kindergarten,” she said. - I love my friends.”“I know, sweetie,” Mom said. - But you'll make new friends at school, too. And you'll learn lots of new and interesting things.”Emma was still hesitant. “But I'll miss my old friends,” she said.“I understand,” Mom said. - But you can always visit them in kindergarten.”Emma calmed down a little. “All right,” she said. - I'll give it a try.”On the first day of school, Emma was a little scared. But she quickly made friends with a new classmate named Sophie. They played, studied, and had fun together.Emma still missed her old friends from kindergarten, but she was also excited to make new acquaintances. She realized that the transition to school wasn't as scary as