K-5 Resources

DEPLOYMENT-RELATED

100 Days and 99 Nights by Alan Madison

A Year Without Dad by Judi Brunson

A Yellow Ribbon for Daddy by Anissa Mersiowky

Air Force Ace by Katie Marcucci

B is for Brave: When Daddy or Mommy is Deployedby Dianna Varga

Bearable Moments by Christopher Judd

Brave Like Me by Barbara Kerley

But...What If? by Sandra Miller Linhart

Coming Home Soon by Jacqueline Woodson

Daddy Left With Mr. Army: A Child's View of Military Deployment by Chandelle Walker

Daddy's Boots by Sandra Miller Linhart

Daddy's in Iraq, but I Want Him Back by Carmen Hoyt

Daddy's in the Sand by Addie House

The Day Has Come by Yasmid Abud Castro

Deployment: One of Our Pieces is Missing by Julia Cook

Hug in the Wind by Tim Steiner

I Miss You: A Military Kid's Book About Deployment by Beth Andrews

I Miss You, Father Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik

I Wish Daddy Was Here by Katherine DeMille

I'll Lend You My Daddy by Becky King

If I Were Deployed by Nicole Burch

Lily Hates Goodbyes by Kerilyn Marler

Lion's Pride: A Tail of Deployment by Grace Anne Remey

Little Dreamer by Genesis Robinson

Love, Lizzie: Letters to a Military Mom by Lisa Tucker McElroy

Maria Misses Her Hero by Mario Ybarra, Jr.

Meet Robby the C-130 by Beth Mahoney

Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot by Margot Theis Raven

Miss You to Pieces: A Deployment Story and Project Idea for Kids by Donna Purkey

Momma's Boots by Sandra Miller Linhart

Monroe Tales: It's Not Goodbye, It's See You Later by Schuyler Croy

My Dad is a Green Beret by Amber Marie

My Dad is Going Away, But He Will Be Back One Day: A Deployment Story by Janes & Melanie Thomas

My Daddy Sleeps Everywhere by Jesse Franklin

My Daddy/Mommy is a Marine by Alia Reese

My Letter to Daddy by Renee Walker

My Mom's Boots by Elizabeth Gordon

My Red Balloon by Eve Bunting

Never Far Apart by Lieutenant Gary

Night Catch by Brenda Ehrmantraut

Nubs by Brian Dennis

Oh the Places Daddy Could Be! by Shina Robbins

Papa's Backpack by James Christopher Carroll

Paper Hug by Stephanie Skolmoski

ParaPup Reports for Duty by Elisa Vertuli

Pilot the Patriot by Shana Cortez

Pilot Mom by Kathleen Benner Duble

Red, White, and Blue Good-bye by Sarah Wones Tomp

Same Starry Sky by Erin Christie

Sammy's Soldier by Sarah White

Savvie Shunshine, Will You Remember Daddy When I Am Out to Sea? by Dr. Chandra Nicole Holsey

Sometimes We Were Brave by Pat Brisson

Star's Purpose: An Air Force Mission by Krista Betcher

Stars Above Us by Geoffrey Norman

Superheroes' Kids: When Dad Is Deployed by Heather Carson

Uncle Sam's Kids: When Duty Calls by Angela Sportelli-Rehak

We Serve Too! by Kathleen Edick

When Dad's at Sea by Mindy L. Pelton

When Daddy Goes Away by Kristie Algeo

When You Are Away by Dr. Dominique James

While You Were Away by Eileen Spinelli

A Yellow Ribbon for Daddy by Veritas Media

 

MOVING/PCS

Alexander, who's not (do you hear me? I mean it!) going to move by Judith Viorst

The Berenstain Bears' Moving Day by Stan Berenstain

Father Is Always With Meby Emmanuel Barbosa

Goodbye House by Frank Asch

Ira Says Goodbye by Bernard Waber

Mitchell is Moving by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

Mouse Moves House by Phil Roxbee Cox

Moving Again Mom by Angela Sportelli-Rehak

Moving House by Anne Civardi

A Smooth Move by Berniece Rabe

Sue Lee's New Neighborhood: Adjusting to a New Home by Lawrence Balter

Uncle Sam's Kids: Moving Again Mom by Angela Sportelli-Rehak

Will I Have a Friend? by Miriam Cohen

 

FEELINGS/EMOTIONS

Augustine by Melanie Watt

Brave Like Me by Barbara Kerley

Double-dip feelings: stories to help children understand emotion by Barbara S. Cain

Happy, sad, silly, mad: a beginning book about emotions by Barbara Shook Hazen

How do I feel? by Norma Simon

I Am Red, White, & Blue...Are You Feeling It Too? by Deanna Lynn Cole

I Love You All Day Long by Francesca Rusackas

I Love You Just the Same by Erica Wolf

I Miss You by Beth Andrews

The Impossible Patriotism Project by Linda Skeers

The Invisible String by Patrice Karst

The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn

Lilla's Sunflowers by Colleen Rowan Kosinski

Make Me a Memory by Tamra Norton

My Father's Shirt by Sally Huss

My Letter to Daddy by Renee Walker

My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss

No Matter What by Debi Gliori

The Way I Feel by Janan Cain

What Will I Play While You Are Away? by James Thomas

When I Feel Angry by Cornelia Spelman

When I Feel Sad by Cornelia Spelman

When I Miss You by Cornelia Spelman

Where Do the Tears Go? by Doris Burd

Where Were You? by Tracy Hancock

While Dad's Away by Lisa Joy Stevens

The Wishing Tree by Mary Redman

Xs and Os for Gabby Ann by Petrell Marie Ozbay

You Are Always With Me by Daniel L. Berry

 

INJURY/LOSS/GRIEF

The Hero in My Pocket by Marlene Lee

I Miss You by Pat Thomas

Klinger: A Story of Honor and Hope by Betsy Beard

Lover Never Stops: A Memory Book for Children by Emilio Parga

Our Daddy is Invincible! by Shannon Maxwell

Saying Goodbye to a Friend by Jean Coppendale

Sparrow by Dorinda Silver Williams

The Tenth Good Thing about Barney by Judith Viorst

That's My Hope by Marlene Lee and Lil Ingram

 

FAMILY CHANGES/TRANSITIONS

A New Baby by Terry Berger  

All Hands on Deck! Dad's Coming Home! by Julia Maki

Arthur's Baby by Marc Tolon Brown

Coming Home by Greg Ruth

Countdown 'til Daddy Comes Home by Kristin Ayyar

Home Again by Dorinda Williams

When Daddy Comes Home by Kristie Algeo

 

PATRIOTIC CELEBRATIONS/HOLIDAYS

Veterans Day by Mar Schuh

Veterans Day by Mir Tamim Ansary

What is Veterans Day? by Margot Parker

 

MILITARY LIFE

100 days and 99 nights by Alan Madison

Almost Forever by Maria Testa

Captain Cat by Syd Hoff

Daddy's Submarine by Bethany Patterson

Don't Forget, God Bless Our Troops by Dr. Jill Biden

Goodnight Marines by David Dixon

H is for Honor by Devin Scillian

Hero Dad by Melinda Hardin

The Honor Was Mine by Elizabeth Heaney

Joining Forces With Glory by Lisa Mallen

The Little C.H.A.M.P.S: Child Heroes Attached to Military Personnel by Jennifer Fink and Debbie Fink

Meet Molly: An American Girl by Valerie Tripp

The Mini Adventures of Danny and the Deployer by Juanda Bryant

My Dad's a Hero by Rebecca Christiansen

My Daddy is an Airman by Kirk and Sharon Hilbrecht

My Hero Doesn't Wear a Cape by Goria Canada

My Mommy is an Airman by Kirk and Sharon Hilbrect

My Daddy is a Guardsman by Kirk and Sharon Hilbrecht

My Mommy is a Guardsman by Kirk and Sharon Hilbrecht

My Mommy Wears Combat Boots by S. McBride

My Sailor Dad by Ross Mackenzie

My Secret War by Mary Pope Osborne

Shooting the Moon by Frances O'Roark Dowell

Stepping on the Cracks by Mary Downing Hahn

Super Mom and Dad: Military Heroes! by Seth Waltman

Unsung Heroes by Maria Cordova

What Does Your Daddy Do? by Heather Vowell Pierce

Who is Sam the Soldier? by Erin Morris