My Life with a Parent in the Military - by Mari C Schuh (Paperback)

About the Book

"Meet Gracen! She likes karate and ice skating. Her dad is in the military. Gracen is real and so are her experiences with moving often and having her dad away from home. Learn about her life in this illustrated narrative nonfiction picture book for elementary students"--

Book Synopsis

Meet Gracen! She likes karate and ice skating. Her dad is in the military. Gracen is real and so are her experiences. Learn about her life in this illustrated narrative nonfiction picture book for elementary students. Gracen sheds light on what it's like to move often and have her dad away from home, with the help of experienced children's author Mari Schuh. Gracen's story is augmented by colorful, realistic illustrations. A dyslexic-friendly font promotes accessibility. Includes tips for kids about respecting military families.

Review Quotes

"With a thoroughly age appropriate approach to sensitive subjects, this simply outstanding series is especially and unreservedly recommended for elementary school and community collections." --Midwest Book Review

"In the recent 'My Life with' story, we meet Gracen, a young girl who enjoys drawing, skiing, and karate. Gracen tells us about her life with a military parent. Her father is a doctor in the Air Force. This can be challenging because Gracen and her family have to move often. Whenever they move, Gracen struggles to make new friends and she misses the friends and family she had to leave behind. Gracen also misses her father when he's away. The day her father returns after a trip can never come soon enough. However, she knows her father is serving the country and she is very proud. Similarly to all of the stories within the 'My Life with' series, this book opens readers' eyes to how different the lives of those around us are. We may never understand what others are going through, thus we must do our best to be loving and compassionate to everyone we meet. Children are encouraged to be kind toward their peers because maybe all the other person needs is a friend. I recommend this book be included in all early elementary classrooms." --Children's Literature

"An excellent resource for caregivers and classrooms alike to address tough topics, appropriate for both children going through them and their peers who want to understand." --School Library Journal

"Colorful, useful, and reliable, this series encourages children to view others' problems with empathy and an open mind." --Booklist