A Yellow Ribbon for Daddy (Paperback)

~ Anissa Mersiowsky (Author) "My daddy had to go to fight..." (more)

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Product Description

Book for military children going through a deployment. It asks the question from a child's perspective why their daddy has gone to fight and protect other children and families. It answers in an easy to read and rhyming format.

About the Author

Anissa Contreras Mersiowsky grew up in Gilbert, Arizona, and attended Arizona State University. She graduated from ASU in 1996 and worked as an IT consultant for Accenture for five years while searching for her soul mate. She met her husband, Jeff Mersiowsky, while he was stationed in Fort Knox, Kentucky. They were later married while he was stationed in Fort Hood, Texas. Soon thereafter they had their daughter, Kaitlyn. As fate would have it, Jeff was deployed to Iraq when Kaitlyn was just 2 weeks old. Anissa was the family readiness group (FRG) leader during Jeff's company command in Iraq. This book was written in anticipation of questions Kaitlyn might ask if she were able to understand that her daddy had gone to war.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Paperback: 24 pages
• Publisher: Veritas Media (February 28, 2005)
• ISBN-10: 0976669803
• ISBN-13: 978-0976669807
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 7.7 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #430,779 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not great for the younger kids, April 5, 2008

By	K. Shields "teacher mom" (Tampa, FL) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book's recurring line is, "My Daddy had to go to fight. I do not understand." on practically every page. I didn't realize that there would be so much emphasis on fighting, which we don't ever discuss with our two year old. We use phrases like, "Daddy is going to keep people safe," because I feel that is much more age appropriate and positive. This book brings up some really good questions that older kids have, but it's pretty depressing in parts, and not quite as upbeat as some of the other ones out there, like "Red, White, and Blue Goodbye" and "The Red Balloon." $10 is also a little pricey for this paperback, when there are better ones out there for less.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Ok, March 10, 2008

By	Mom2boys (Jacksonville, NC) - See all my reviews

This book was just ok for me. I bought it after my husband deployed overseas for my 2 toddler boys. I didn't like the use of the word "War" said so many times. It seemed so depressing and mature. It might be ok for an older child, but my children are 3 and 17 months. The illustrations weren't that good. For the money, it wasn't the best book. Not recommended for young children whose parents have deployed recently or will be deploying.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars THERE ARE MUCH BETTER BOOKS OUT THERE!, February 4, 2008

By	R. Lawson (ohio) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is really poorly written- it seems like it should rhyme, and it just doesn't. It is a good message, but there are other books for this age group that have the same message and well written. Try "My Daddy is a Soilder"