Local Authors Past and Present
Work in progress here -- the field is richer than first envisioned. We hope to incorporate past authors (Marianne Moore, Jean Craighead George, Hugh Henry Brackenridge, and so on), present authors/illustrators (Amy Bates, Megan Lloyd-Thompson, Adrienne Su, Kim van Alkemade, Sherry Knowlton, and so on), and books from authors who knew the Valley well and wrote about events here (Lois Lenski, Lois Lowry, Conrad Richter, and so on). We will organize them with category headers for better searching and annotate them with the particulars as we work on this. Keep checking!
When D is for Deployed:
When D is for Deployed:
When D is For Deployed provides encouragement to children facing a parent’s deployment. The letter D takes on a whole new meaning when a small child’s parent is deployed. Follow this young military family as they experience their first separation due to deployment and learn first-hand the concerns a deployment brings, especially to a child. Watch as love finds a way to hold them close together even when living a world apart. Follow their time apart and allow When D is For Deployed to come full circle touching your heart as this family is finally reunited.
When D is For Deployed received a perfect 5 Star Review rating from Readers' Favorite. The review cited this colorful book to be a touching look at military family life but also concluded that "Not only will military children appreciate the sentiments in this story, but nonmilitary children will also learn what it’s like to have an absent parent for long periods of time. Beautiful and heartwarming story." A portion of the sale proceeds will be donated to the Gary Sinise Foundation, "a veterans service organization that offers a variety of programs, services and events for wounded veterans of the military," "military families on a case-by-case basis" and financially supports deployments and more.