emilys dad is in the military and sometimes he has to leave for months at a time her dad makes her a chain to count down the days until hes back

This story is about a girl who has a father in the Navy and is scheduled to go out to sea. She learns how to handle the situation knowing there are ways to communicate with her father.
(Ages 3 and up)

This is about a girl whose father is in the Navy and has to leave on deployment he leaves a paper chain for her while he is away and she learns about the emotions she feels while her father is leaving and while he is away. Learning that there other ways to communicate, this is bibliotherapy because it's families in crisis.
age: 6-9
source: Pierce college library

When dads at sea is about a girl who explains to her father that she is going to miss him while he is gone on deployment. They talked and he showed her things to look at when she misses him and they will remind her of him.
Ages: 4-5 Resources: Pierce county library system. ( )

The father in the story is in the Navy and is scheduled to leave. The girl in the story finds comfort knowing a neighbor of hers is going through the same situation. This is a good book for military families.
Ages 3-8
Source: Pierce College Library ( )