{"product_id":"military-life-stories-and-poems-for-children-paperback","title":"Military Life: Stories and Poems for Children - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVarious Authors\u003c\/b\u003e (Joint Author), \u003cb\u003eQuinette Cook\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection of original stories and poems touches on many aspects of military life from a child's point of view. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom moving to making new friends, deployment, homecoming, patriotism, and tender family moments, \u003ci\u003eMilitary Life\u003c\/i\u003e gives a glimpse of the many joys and challenges military children experience. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMoonbeam Children's Book Awards - Gold Medal\u003cbr\u003eMidwest Book Awards - Finalist \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eContents: \u003cbr\u003e\"Just Like You!\" by Julie LaBelle\u003cbr\u003e\"My Space\" by Donna Portelli\u003cbr\u003e\"Best Friends\" by Judy Hissong\u003cbr\u003e\"My Daddy Jumps Today\" by Michelle Tonsmeire\u003cbr\u003e\"Mama's Been Called Up\" by Charlene Kochensparger\u003cbr\u003e\"Saying Goodbye\" by Peggie Brott\u003cbr\u003e\"The Good Day\" by Alison Buckholtz\u003cbr\u003e\"Holding Mom's Kite\" by Jennifer Jesseph\u003cbr\u003e\"When Mommy Comes Home\" by Amy Houts\u003cbr\u003e\"When Daddy Comes Home\" by Amy Houts\u003cbr\u003e\"Love Letters\" by Karen Pavlicin\u003cbr\u003e\"It's Five O'Clock\" by Cindy Shaw\u003cbr\u003e\"Good Night\" by Christy Lyon\u003cbr\u003eIllustrations by Quinette Cook\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwelve authors draw on real-life experience to create original stories and poems for military children.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJULIE LABELLE\u003c\/b\u003e's son grew up to be a Marine just like his dad. Their Marine neighbors were also good role models for how to play hard in the mud and get hosed off at the end of the day ''Just Like You!''\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDONNA PORTELLI\u003c\/b\u003e loves to make a wonderful space for each person in her family. A recent move to a new neighborhood and her daughters' attempts to make their new space their own inspired her poem ''My Space.''\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJUDY HISSONG\u003c\/b\u003e moved several times while her dad was in the Army and made many friends along the way. The friendship in her poem ''Best Friends'' continues today after seven moves and many, many years.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMICHELLE TONSMEIRE\u003c\/b\u003e's husband has been in airborne units all over the world. She was inspired to write ''My Daddy Jumps Today'' the first time their young son watched his daddy jump at the drop zone. Michelle lives in North Carolina with her husband and two children.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHARLENE KOCHENSPARGER\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer who lives near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base with her firefighter husband and two children. ''Mama's Been Called Up'' was inspired by her children's school librarian who wanted more books about moms who deploy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePEGGIE BROTT\u003c\/b\u003e believes in helping her three children find the silver lining in any situation and enjoys all the adventures Army life brings. She was inspired to write ''Saying Goodbye'' during her husband's second deployment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eALISON BUCKHOLTZ\u003c\/b\u003e wrote ''The Good Day'' for her children, Ethan and Esther, while her husband, a Navy pilot, was deployed.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJENNIFER JESSEPH\u003c\/b\u003e has been writing poems for more than 20 years. When she thought of parents deploying, the image of a kite came to mind and that's when she wrote ''Holding Mom's Kite.''\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAMY HOUTS\u003c\/b\u003e, the daughter of an Army tech sergeant, has written 37 books for children. She was inspired to write ''When Mommy Comes Home'' and ''When Daddy Comes Home'' after reading about a mother saying goodbye to her young children before deploying.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKAREN PAVLICIN\u003c\/b\u003e exchanged more than 800 handwritten letters with her Marine husband during his deployments. She loves to leave love notes in her son's lunchbox and read reminders from her treasure box. It was her son's love note on the pantry door that inspired her to write ''Love Letters.''\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCINDY SHAW\u003c\/b\u003e is married to an Army military police officer. They currently live on post next to the parade field. Each evening, their children run out to watch the lowering of the flag, inspiring her poem ''It's Five O'Clock.''\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHRISTY LYON\u003c\/b\u003e loves to read to her two boys before bedtime. She wrote ''Good Night'' to add a prayer for safety and grateful thanksgiving for their day.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eQUINETTE COOK\u003c\/b\u003e, illustrator, lives in Minnesota with her husband, two children, and a Weimaraner named Jazz. She holds a BA in commercial art and design from the University of Minnesota.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 50\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.13 x 10 x 8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Midwest Book Award (MIPA) (2010)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47498630332594,"sku":"9781934617090","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/971c2cc6b311a2ddc511e6c7f1de3a58.webp?v=1779431873","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/military-life-stories-and-poems-for-children-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}