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• Coming Home

  Ruth, Greg

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  Using a mostly wordless style, this book depicts a young boy waiting for his soldier mom at the airport. He walks past several reunited families as he looks for her, and the book ends with their exuberant and elated embrace. An excellent book to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hero Dad

  Hardin, Melinda

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  This books deals less with separation and more with taking pride in a parent's military service. The narrator proudly compares his dad to a superhero, as he describes the different activities his dad performs as a soldier. The illustrations are…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Papa's Backpack

  Carroll, James Christopher, 1960-

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  This beautifully illustrated book describes a bear cub's desire to travel with his soldier papa bear, even though he knows he cannot. Animals march to do battle in a stylized landscape that evokes modern military conflict without being too alarming.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Year of the Jungle

  Collins, Suzanne

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  As one might expect from the author of "The Hunger Games," this book does not flinch from the more frightening aspects of deployment. Describing her own memories of her father's deployment in Vietnam, Collins depicts the uncertainty and fear a child…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Brave Like Me

  Kerley, Barbara,

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  This book features photographs of military families in different branches of service from around the world. The simple text focuses on the feelings of children as they wait for their parents to return. Children with military parents will see…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Stars Above Us

  Norman, Geoffrey

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  While many books dealing with this theme focus on the period of deployment, this book highlights the time before and after Daddy leaves. When a little girl is afraid of the dark, her father shows her the beautiful stars and fireflies in the dark…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Don't Forget, God Bless Our Troops

  Biden, Jill

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  Although the writing seems a bit overly sweet at times, this book still does an excellent job of describing the experience of a family with a deployed father. Supported by family members and their community, they stay brave while waiting for his…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Tuesday Tucks Me in

  the Loyal Bond Between a Soldier and His Service Dog

  Montalván, Luis Carlos

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  This book doesn't deal with deployment so much as life after coming home. Through touching photographs, Tuesday the service dog narrates his relationship with a healing army veteran. Children will fall in love with Tuesday and gain a better…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Fathers Are Coming Home

  Brown, Margaret Wise, 1910-1952

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  This sweet story describes all the different animal fathers that come home to their babies. Young children will love the repetition and naming the different animals, and the ending is reassuring for little ones missing their fathers.

• My Military Mom

  Harrington, Claudia

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• Parents Here and There

  a Kid's Guide to Deployment

  Miller, Marie-Therese

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