The Worn-Out Backpack is the story of a child coping with the emotional turmoil created by her father’s military deployment to the Middle East.
Excerpt
I came home from school today to find out Daddy's going away.
He's being sent to a foreign land to lend some people a helping hand...
Professional Reviews
Anonymous One
This is a wonderful book! It lets children realize they don't have to put on a brave face for their parents. Still, some children get mad at the circumstances forced on them and remain angry with the parent who is deployed. This book allows them to explore those feelings in gentle rhyme form.
