{"id":15465,"date":"2017-04-18T00:01:58","date_gmt":"2017-04-18T04:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/?p=15465"},"modified":"2025-05-21T11:25:04","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T15:25:04","slug":"april-is-month-of-the-military-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2017\/04\/april-is-month-of-the-military-child\/","title":{"rendered":"April is Month of the Military Child"},"content":{"rendered":"

As April is the Month of the Military Child, I thought it would be a great time to highlight children’s books about military life, and to hopefully learn about other outstanding titles! According to The National Child Traumatic Stress Network<\/a>, there are approximately 2 million children living in military families; 1.3 of them are school-aged. Whether or not you live in a community with many military families, these books will both entertain and inspire children in military and civilian families:<\/p>\n

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Army Brats by Daphne Benedis-Grab<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

(image taken from Daphne Benedis-Grab’s <\/a>website)<\/p>\n

I’ve not yet read Army Brats, but its enthusiastically positive reviews have moved it to the top of my list. Not only does this feature a military family living on base, but it also includes an enlisted mother and a child adopted from China. A mystery about a rumored haunted house will definitely entice mystery and detective stories fans!<\/p>\n

Brave Like Me<\/p>\n

Brave Like Me is a heartfelt and eye-opening tribute to the concerns, fears, and joys faced by children of deployed parents. National Geographic’s stirring photos, featuring a diverse array of families, poignantly capture hellos, goodbyes, and life lived in between those moments. Barbara Kerley creates an intimate look at how military families cope when a loved one is deployed; this is not to be missed!<\/p>\n

Other books to consider:<\/p>\n

Piper Reed, Navy Brat by Kimberly Willis Holt: This opening entry in the steadily popular Piper Reed chapter book series finds Piper Reed adjusting to a new school and neighborhood after her family is yet again transferred, this time to a home in Pensacola. Fans of Clementine would definitely enjoy this series!<\/p>\n

Poems in the Attic by Nikki Grimes: Perfect for National Poetry Month! When a young girl discovers a bundle of letters written by her mother, she gains new insight into her mother’s life as the daughter of an Air Force serviceperson, and her experiences living in far-flung regions of the world.<\/p>\n

Do you have any suggestions for books that feature children living in military families? Let us know in the comments!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As April is the Month of the Military Child, I thought it would be a great time to highlight children’s books about military life, and to hopefully learn about other outstanding titles! According to The National Child Traumatic Stress Network, there are approximately 2 million children living in military families; 1.3 of them are school-aged. Whether or not you live in a community with many military families, these books will both entertain and inspire children in military and civilian families: (image taken from Daphne Benedis-Grab’s website) I’ve not yet read Army Brats, but its enthusiastically positive reviews have moved it to the top of my list. Not only does this feature a military family living on base, but it also includes an enlisted mother and a child adopted from China. A mystery about a rumored haunted house will definitely entice mystery and detective stories fans! Brave Like Me Brave Like…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[71,22,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15465","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogger-jennifer-schultz","category-childrens-literature","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15465","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15465"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15465\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15465"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}