My Daddy Is In The Army

It can be hard for the kids of servicemen and women to understand why Daddy has to go away so often. It can be hard for the kids to know why they have to leave friends and start a new life in a new place. My Daddy is a Soldier lets young children know that Daddy has an important job: helping poor people around the world, capturing bad guys, and making the world a better and safer place to live. Through full color pictures and simple text, the book introduces kids to various aspects of a soldier's life: physical exercises, field training, long exercises away from home, and the need to relocate. It also tracks what the family does to support him: writing letters, baking cookies to send while he is away, and treating moves as an adventure in which new friends are to be made.

A short story about a little girl whose daddy has deployed. It tells what all she does with and for her daddy to help the time pass.

Enter the world of the U.S. Army with this title, which gives readers an up-close-and-personal look at what it’s like to have a family member in the military. Through the eyes of a child whose dad is in the U.S. Army, this text explores the army’s history, modern tools and technology, and career opportunities. With age-appropriate language, the text teaches readers about the joys and sacrifices that army members, and their families, make in order to protect our country. Detailed color photographs and fact boxes offer opportunities for additional learning.

In I'll Lend You My Daddy, young boys and girls find ways to manage their feelings about deployment (from goodbyes, to the first night, to missed birthdays) as they eagerly await their fathers' return. Through the support of family and friends, care packages, and calls, these children grow strong with the knowledge of what it means to serve, generating pride from within, that makes glorious reunions all the more sweet by book's end.*Makes a wonderful book for discussion with military children who have difficulties sorting through their emotions such as sadness, fear, or separation anxiety *Provides a source of connection for military children with deployed family members to the greater universe of families who go through a similar experience*Reflects children from diverse families with touching illustrations from the talented Valerie Valdivia in a 32-page full-color picture book format*An ideal gift for families with young children, preparing for deployment for the first time and during deployment*A valuable tool for teachers and educators who encourage an appreciation for our nation's armed forces and also for the children of those families who make sacrifices every day of the year, including birthdays, Independence Day, Veteran's Day, and Memorial Day, and other holidays of remembrance and appreciationWritten by Becky King, mother to a 7-year-old son named Benson when her husband was first deployed to Afghanistan. King hopes that the book gives voice to the many children who experience what Benson experienced in a way that will resonate and help transform feelings of separation and sadness into feelings of love, courage, resilience, and pride.

Living as a military child can often be challenging. Have you wondered what a military deployment is like from the eyes of these children? Have you thought about what they might be feeling, and do you question how to help them get through it? In Daddy Left with Mr. Army, author Chandelle Walker offers insight from a child’s perspective to help you understand the emotions your child may be feeling as a separation occurs. Based on Walker’s personal experiences in a military family dealing with deployments, Daddy Left with Mr. Army helps both children and parents open a conversation about the time away. Through rhyme and illustrations, this picture book shares the challenges of deployment but also the joys of serving the United States in the military.

A child describes his daddy's job and what it is like to have a soldier for a father.

MY DADDY, A SOLDIER is a story about an expressive young child as she sees her father suddenly going off to WAR. Her experiences of how she calculates time completely explains the fathers' military and personal gear as he is packing for the long journey. How she processes his skills as a soldier through her thoughts at this tender young age expressing emotions, feelings, fears, and dreams reflecting on the past, present and future. Explaining how she engages in a father, daughter relationship through activities, memories, and pictures that prove to be a tremendous bonding for life even with the separation and until the fathers return.

Picture Book suitable for Early and Beginner Readers. (Ages 2-6) A little 4 year old girl loves her soldier Daddy, but misses him so much when he is away! She talks about all the special times she has with her Dad, and some of the predicaments she gets into will make your child laugh. A sweet, sad, happy and funny book that is perfect for bedtime, daytime or anytime. Your little one will love the 32 full brightly coloured illustrations. This book is perfect for any child that has suffered from any type of separation.

A children's book that discusses the day to day roles of an Army dad.