Children's

Title: Grandpa, What If?
Author: Sandra Miller Linhart
Genre: Children, Under 12
Reviewer: jim greenwald

ISBN (links go to the MWSA Amazon store): 098451273X

Homecomings are wonderful reunions, but they can be stressful at times. Will Momma remember me? Will I remember her? Momma is coming home, but she's been gone a long time. Will she recognize Bean? Will Bean be able to pick Momma out in a sea of soldiers? Being deployed is a fact of life for soldiers of all military branches. Humanitarian efforts, Operations Other than War (OOW), peaceful or wartime missions - a soldier's duty is to be there. And, when it's time to come home, sometimes the unknown can be scary

Title: But...What If?
Author: Sandra Miller Linhart
Genre: Children's, Under 12
Reviewer: jim greenwald

ISBN (links go to the MWSA Amazon store): 0984512721

Homecomings are wonderful reunions but they can be stressful at times. Will Daddy remember me? Will I remember him? Daddy is coming home, but he's been gone a long time. Will he recognize Bean? Will Bean be able to pick Daddy out in a sea of soldiers? Being deployed is a fact of life for soldiers of all military branches. Humanitarian efforts, Operations Other than War (OOW), peaceful or wartime missions - a soldier's duty is to be there. And, when it's time to come home, sometimes the unknown can be scary.

But... What if? is a loving description of the subtle insecurities a child of a returning male soldier may have.

Title: My Air Force Mom
Author: Mary Lee
Genre: Children, Under 12
Reviewer: Richard Barone

ISBN (links go to the MWSA Amazon store): 1602473412

A winner in the Children's Fiction Category of the 73rd Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition, My Air Force Mom is unique. This picture book explores customs and courtesies of military culture through a child's eyes. Author Mary Lee takes your child along with her fictional character Susie on a journey of discovery. From military uniforms through a military child's 'rite of passage' full circle to Susie's development of a sense of pride and patriotism in our country. My Air Force Mom shows children that the military offers careers to women as well as men. It gives military moms and dads a book to help their young children begin to understand military life. My Air Force Mom gives civilian parents a tool to explain mysteries of military life to their children. Answers to a child's curiosity are found in My Air Force Mom."

Title: The Adventures of Brisky Bear and Trooper Dog: Back Home Again
Author: Steven Bolt
Genre: Children, Under 12
Reviewer:

ISBN (links go to the MWSA Amazon store): ISBN / EAN

Be Kind, Be Friendly, Be Thankful address the issues of separation, loneliness, sadness, anger and frustration. In the book Brisky Bear, the adult figure, has to go away to work on a farm. The young pup Trooper Dog, who is the child figure, wrestles through his feelings of separation while Brisky is away. The book shows how hard deployment can be, but demonstrates healthy ways for children to respond to the deployment of their parents. The book teaches children how to be heroes at home by being Kind, Friendly and Thankful.

Title: Eddie and Bingo: A Friendship Tale
Author: Kathleen and Katherine L. Taylor
Genre: Children's, Under 12
Reviewer: Carmen Stenholm

ISBN (links go to the MWSA Amazon store): 1592995586

Eddie and his buddies embark upon the journey of their lives aboard a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier. As they cruise the Pacific Ocean they learn how important teamwork and friendships really are. Then something happens aboard ship that changes their lives and sets them off on a new course they hadn't counted on! Join Eddie and the rest of the crew to find out what happens next...