April is the Month of the Military Child, so this week I thought I would provide you with a list of books written specifically for military children. Disclosure: I have not read all of them and I have no affiliation with any of the authors or books.

Here is a list of the books. Buy them wherever you buy your books.

• “I’ll Lend You My Daddy: A Deployment Book for Kids Ages 4-8,” by Becky King and Cynthea Liu
• “Night Catch,” by Brenda Ehrmantraut and Vicki Wehrman
• “Lily Hates Goodbyes (All Military Version),” by Jerilyn Marler and Nathan Stoltenberg
• “I Will Be Okay: Adventures of a Military Kid,” by Amy Schweizer
• “Momma’s Boots,” by Sandra Miller Linhart and Tahna Marie Desmond; and “Daddy’s Boots”
• “When You Are Away” by Dominque James Ed.D
• “I’m A Dandelion: A PCS Story for Military Children,” by Brooke Mahaffey and Lidiia Mariia Nyz
• “Superheroes’ Kids: When Dad is Deployed,” by Heather Carson and Angelica Rose Jacquez
• “Why Do We Have to Move?: A Book for Military Kids,” by Tara Scott
• “Hero Mom,” by Melinda Hardin and Bryan Lando
• “The Adventures of a Military Brat: The Big Move,” by Johanna Gomez and Daniel Gomez
• “On the Month of the Military Child Purple Up!” by Military Child

Some books for older children by “military brats” include:

• “Military Brats: Legacies of Childhood Inside the Fortress,” by Mary Edwards Wertsch
• “Growing Up Military,” by Marc Curtis
• “9 Rules of Engagement: A Military Brat’s Guide to Life and Success,” by Harris Faulkner
• “All You Need Is Love: Memoirs of a Military Brat,” by John Thomas Young

As we celebrate our children and their resilience, this month talk to them about how they feel about being a military child and really listen. The answers might surprise you!

Until next time,

Vicki

Victoria Terrinoni is the author of “Where You Go, I Will Go: Lessons From a Military Spouse,” available here or by clicking the Shop tab above. Watch for her new book on the Good Chaplain’s Africa deployment coming soon!