Kids’ Books and Media Resources about Deployments & Military Life
by Karin Tramm, MAMF Director of Education
BOOKS ABOUT DEPLOYMENT
| Author | Title | Reading Age |
| Andrews, Beth
|
I Miss You!: A Military Kids Book About Deployment | 2-5 |
| Ayyar, Kristin | Countdown ‘til Mommy Comes Home
Countdown ‘til Daddy Comes Home |
5-6 |
| Betcher, Krista | Star’s Purpose (also in Spanish) | 4-8 |
| Carson, Heather | When Dad is Deployed
When Mom is Deployed |
? |
| Cino, Cortney | Finally Home | 3-8 |
| Cook, Julia | Deployment: One of Our Pieces is Missing | 3-11 |
| Ehrmantraut, Brenda | Night Catch | 2-6 |
| Greer, Joshua | While You’re Away I’ll Be Brave | 4-9 |
| James, Dominique | When You Are Away | 4-8 |
| King, Becky | I’ll Lend You My Daddy | 4-8 |
| Lawrence, Trista | When Daddy is Away: Days of Deployment | ? |
| Linhart, Sandra Miller | Momma’s Boots | ? |
| McClinton, Jacob and Krystle | Sometimes I Have to Go | 2-8 |
| Mills, Stephanie | My Dad the Hero | 1-12 |
| Page, Dollie | Our Time Apart: A Children’s Book About Military Deployment | |
| Robinson, Rachel | Deployment Guide for Kids 4th ed. | 7-12 |
| Rodriguez, Christina and
LaBelle, Julie |
My Mom’s Deployment: A Deployment and Reunion Activity Book for Young Children
My Dad’s Deployment: A Deployment and Reunion Activity Book for Young Children |
2-5 |
| Thill, Jennifer Neilsen | Why I Must Go | 0-18 |
| Tinsley, Tamika | My Daddy is on Deplyment | 5-12 |
| Thomas, Morgan | Daddyland | 0-11 |
| Walker, Chandelle | Daddy Left with Mr. Army: A Child’s View of Military Deployment | 2-11 |
| Winters, Erin | Sometimes I Want a Hug | 0-8 |
| Wright, Tom | Daddy Goes on Deployment | 2-8 |
BOOKS ABOUT MILITARY LIFE
| Author | Title | Reading age |
| Ackerman, Laura Jo | Yes, I am a Military Child | primary |
| Barnes, Jessie | Coloring my Military Life Book 2 | 7+ |
| Biden, Jill | Don’t Forget, God Bless Our Troops | 3-7 |
| Brown, Milla | My Hero, My Parent: A Coloring Tribute to Military Families | any |
| Caggiano-Hollyfield, Kelly | My Mommy’s in the Military: A Reader Book for Military Moms | 3-6 |
| Castro, Ruth Gonzales | Here We Go Again: A Children’s Book About Moving as a Military Child
My Mom Wears Combat Boots |
3-10 |
| Collier, Bird | I’m From Everywhere | primary |
| Elva Resa | Military Life: Stories and Poems for Children | all |
| Falvey, Daniel and Mrs. Julie Hutt’s 4th grade class | Letters to a Soldier | 9-12 |
| Fox, Tahna Desmond | My mommy is a sailor | 0-12 |
| Gibson, Shavonne | Purple Up: We Serve, Too | 0-10 |
| Gomez, Johanna and Daniel | The Adventures of a Military Brat: My Military Life | 9-11 |
| Gosser, Joanna | PCS Penny | 0-12 |
| Grey, Talulah | Daddy’s a Soldier in the Army
Mommy’s a Soldier |
2-10 |
| Hardin, Melinda | Hero Mom; Hero Dad | 4-6 |
| Harrington, Claudia | My Military Mom | 0-8 |
| Havorka, Sarah
|
Camouflage Mom: A Story About Staying Connected | 3+ |
| Johnson, Susan | Our Military Family | 8-10 |
| Joy, Marina | Buddy the Soldier Bear | 4-8 |
| Kerley, Barbara | Brave Like Me | 4-6 |
| Lefebvre, Randy | Moving to a New Military Base | intermediate |
| Mahaffey, Brooke | I’m a Dandelion: A PCS Story for Military Children | 4-10 |
| Mayer, Kally | My Daddy is a Soldier: Sweet Rhyming Bedtime Picture Book | 2-6 |
| McElroy, Lisa Tucker | Love, Lizzie: Letters to a Military Mom | 4-8 |
| Miller, Matthew E. | My Daddy My Soldier
My Mommy My Soldier |
6-12 |
| Moren, Zandra | It’s PCS Season: Riley’s Journey to Discover PCS Season
It’s PCS Season Again |
5-12 |
| O’Brien, Kevin B. | Military Kids on the Move | 7-13 |
| Page, Dollie | We’re Moving …Again: A Children’s book About Military Relocation | 6-10 |
| Pelligrino, Athens E. | The Military Child Chronicles: Mission: My PCS Overseas | 0-12 |
| Perry-Knight, Shermaine | I Move A Lot and That’s OK | 5-10 |
| Puttbrese, AnneMarie | My Mommy is a Hero in Uniform | 4-8 |
| RP Kids | Mini Military Series Board Books (4 books, Lil’ Air Force Pilot, Lil’ Soldier, Lil’ Sailor, Lil’ Marine | 1-6 |
| Rodriguez, Christina | Coloring my Military Life Book 1 | 4-8 |
| Scillian, Dvin | H is for Honor: A Military Family Alphabet | 6-9 |
| Scweizer, Amy | I Will be OK: Adventures of a Military Kid
|
4-8 |
| Sheerger, Sarah | Purple Up: We Salute Our Friends | 4-8 |
| Sipos, Jennifer and
Freeland, Jennifer Rose |
Duck and Rabbit ABC (also in Spanish) | 0-4 |
| Skolmoski, Stephanie | A Paper Hug | 0-5 |
| Smith-Brown, Brianna | Rhett and Tango: Tales of a Military Kid | 8+ |
| Stewart, J. | My Military Family | |
| Straton, Connor | Military Families | |
| Thompson, Brittany | My Military Life: A Coloring Book for Brave Kids | 3+ |
| Tiscareno-Sato, Gracelia | Good Night Captain Mama; Captain Mama’s Surprise; Taking Flight with Captain Mama (also in Spanish)
|
4-9 |
| Tovad, Tessa
|
My BIG Military Move | 4-8 |
| Weber, Teri | Fly with MyTai; Moose on a Mission;
Toad the Tanker (also in Spanish) |
4-8 |
| Zhao, Moran | My Dad is a Soldier | 5-8 |
Websites:
https://sesamestreetformilitaryfamilies.org/
https://sesameworkshop.org/topics/military-families/
https://adventuresofamilitarykid.com/
https://tinytroopssoccer.com/helpingmilitarykidsdeployment/
https://www.operationwearehere.com/childrenbooks.html
https://milmomadventures.com/a-poem-to-our-military-kids/
Back to school:
https://militarychild.org/resource/guide-to-understanding-military-connected-student-transition/
https://militarychild.org/for-education-professionals/
https://militarychild.org/resource/back-to-school-toolkit/
Read alouds and videos:
https://sesamestreetformilitaryfamilies.org/topic/deployments/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HI1AMomhO6A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWIjhfjtjCU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=Ev1eWaMLtn4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvOv5T-nPz8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6bK2ayZIBo
