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From: Killeen, Erlene <Erlene.Killeen>
Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2007 10:27:27 -0400
Dear Fellow CCBC List members,
I am wondering if I might share your suggested titles and thoughts with the Information Specialists (librarians) who work for the DoDEA in schools on military bases around the world? They are working directly with students of our military on a daily basis and I think your comments and ideas would be helpful to them and also give them a feeling of support from the profession as well.
The compilation below is what I would like to send and I would like to keep your names and affiliations attached to your comments. If you are okay with your comments being shared please e-mail me directly with your permission. If I do not hear from you by July 20th, I will remove your direct comments. Is this acceptable to the list, Meagan? Thanks for your help.
What I would share:
>From the CCBC List:
I was asked several month ago to do a 1/2 hour presentation on
"Supporting Families through Books." (Ask my to do anything far enough in advance and I will say yes!) The emphasis was supposed to be on helping military families with young children cope with the separation. This program is targeted to the early care and education community
(those people who work with children birth - 6 years), and I am having difficulty finding books for that age group on this topic. Do you have a favorite book that you use? Can you provide other sources to find these materials. I have decided to expand the emphasis and include other areas -- such as nightmares, divorce, etc.
I welcome your suggestions. I have to prepare this presentation next weekend as the conference begins July 20. Thanks in advance for your advice! I'll add this bibliography to my web page after I make the presentation at conference.
Carole
************************************************************************ Carole D. Fiore Training and Library Consulting
and Acquisitions Editor, Neal-Schuman Publishing carole at fiore-tlc.biz
The Army brat in me would advise finding material which reinforces the nobility of public service. Separation from a military parent is slightly assuaged by believing your parent has been sent to help, and if you can find ways of 'doing good in the world' then you are supporting your parent's mission.
One title I would suggest is ONE THOUSAND TRACINGS: HEALING THE WOUNDS OF WORLD WAR II by Lita Judge (Hyperion -- isbn13: 978-1-4231-0008-9). This picture book chronicles a relief effort to send food, clothing, and shoes (hence, the foot tracings) to people in 15 countries across Europe. On the very first page readers learn "Papa left home to join the war ... and Papa came back to me and Mama." This is a positive, optomistic beginning. While the hardships of war are an underlying theme, the generosity of others to help through humanitarian efforts create a hopeful tone.
I say this as a former Army brat and outspoken opponent of the war in Vietnam: Regardless of one's individual opinion on military service or the uses our government makes of the armed forces, support of the service personnel and their families should not be a matter of debate.
Linda Ward-Callaghan Youth Services Lead Professional Joliet Public Library
Your post brings to mind one more preschool title I highly recommend: The Peace Book by Todd Parr...it's never too early to learn about that topic.
Celeste Steward, Collection Development Librarian Alameda County Library 2450 Stevenson Blvd. Fremont, CA 94538
Carole, Here are two relevant books, as reviewed in the March 15, 2004 issue of Booklist. The first may be a bit beyond your age range. Carolyn Phelan
When Dad?s at Sea. Pelton, Mindy L. (author). Illustrated by Robert Grantt Steele. Apr. 2004. 32p. Albert Whitman, hardcover, $15.95 _(0-8075-6339-0)_
(http://worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/isbn/0807563390) . Gr. 1-4.
While You Are Away. Spinelli, Eileen (author). Illustrated by Renee Graef. Apr. 2004. 32p. Hyperion, hardcover, $15.99 _(0-7868-0972-8)_
(http://worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/isbn/0786809728) . PreS-Gr. 1.
Two new picture books portray children whose parents are away in the military. Both pay close attention to how the children feel and how they cope with a long separation, and both speak from the children?s perspective and in language a child might use.
Mindy Pelton?s While You Are Away reads like a prose poem in three parts. Three children of different ethnicities narrate their own sections: a little boy whose father is in the Navy, a girl whose mother pilots a ?fast plane,? and another boy whose Papa drives a ?speedy jeep.? The children address their parents with their concerns, their questions, and their hopes. Their thoughts are simply expressed and often concrete: one child wonders what his father eats for breakfast, another wraps herself in her mother?s sweater. Warm, glowing colors light up the large-scale, softly defined drawings of children in action and reflection. The final, wordless spread shows all three families happily reunited. In Eileen Spinelli?s When Dad?s at Sea, Emily?s father, a Navy pilot, is leaving for a six-month deployment on an aircraft carrier. Each day he is gone, she removes one link from the paper chain he made for her, so that she can mark the days until his return. She misses him, but finds comfort in his
e-mails and calls, and she even makes a new friend. The time frame of the story and the use of sensory details create a strong sense of Emily?s loss, her slow adjustment, and her joy at her father?s return. Steele?s impressionistic, delicately colored watercolor paintings sensitively depict Emily and her
surroundings.Since so many communities include families with parents in the military, these reassuring, empathetic picture books will be welcome additions to library collections. ? Carolyn Phelan
Tomp, Sarah Wones. Red, white, and blue good-bye
Yellow ribbon for daddy, Anissa Mersiowsky I Miss You!: A Military Kid's Book About Deployment by Beth Andrews Uncle Sam's Kids: When Duty Calls by Angela Sportelli-Rehak Daddy, Will You Miss Me? by Wendy McCormick Daddy Is a Soldier by Kirsten Hallowell Night Catch by Brenda Ehrmantraut Daddy's in Iraq, But I want him back, Carmen R. Hoyt
I found most of these titles on Amazon.com where one thing leads to another. Unfortunately most of these titles are not owned in my Library system, but most of them have good reader reviews on Amazon. I know I have seen mention of books about MOMS who are being deployed, but couldn't find any right now.
Raising You Alone by Warren Hanson is a wonderful, readable story.
A couple more titles:
Love, Lizzie : letters to a military mom / Lisa Tucker McElroy Soldier mom / Alice Mead
Patricia Ryan Children's Librarian Union City Library
Erlene Bishop Killeen Instructional Systems Specialist Information Center Programs Department of Defense Education Activity erlene.killeen at hq.dodea.edu
"Nothing is ever achieved without enthusiasm." Ralph Waldo Emerson
Received on Mon 09 Jul 2007 09:27:27 AM CDT
Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2007 10:27:27 -0400
Dear Fellow CCBC List members,
I am wondering if I might share your suggested titles and thoughts with the Information Specialists (librarians) who work for the DoDEA in schools on military bases around the world? They are working directly with students of our military on a daily basis and I think your comments and ideas would be helpful to them and also give them a feeling of support from the profession as well.
The compilation below is what I would like to send and I would like to keep your names and affiliations attached to your comments. If you are okay with your comments being shared please e-mail me directly with your permission. If I do not hear from you by July 20th, I will remove your direct comments. Is this acceptable to the list, Meagan? Thanks for your help.
What I would share:
>From the CCBC List:
I was asked several month ago to do a 1/2 hour presentation on
"Supporting Families through Books." (Ask my to do anything far enough in advance and I will say yes!) The emphasis was supposed to be on helping military families with young children cope with the separation. This program is targeted to the early care and education community
(those people who work with children birth - 6 years), and I am having difficulty finding books for that age group on this topic. Do you have a favorite book that you use? Can you provide other sources to find these materials. I have decided to expand the emphasis and include other areas -- such as nightmares, divorce, etc.
I welcome your suggestions. I have to prepare this presentation next weekend as the conference begins July 20. Thanks in advance for your advice! I'll add this bibliography to my web page after I make the presentation at conference.
Carole
************************************************************************ Carole D. Fiore Training and Library Consulting
and Acquisitions Editor, Neal-Schuman Publishing carole at fiore-tlc.biz
The Army brat in me would advise finding material which reinforces the nobility of public service. Separation from a military parent is slightly assuaged by believing your parent has been sent to help, and if you can find ways of 'doing good in the world' then you are supporting your parent's mission.
One title I would suggest is ONE THOUSAND TRACINGS: HEALING THE WOUNDS OF WORLD WAR II by Lita Judge (Hyperion -- isbn13: 978-1-4231-0008-9). This picture book chronicles a relief effort to send food, clothing, and shoes (hence, the foot tracings) to people in 15 countries across Europe. On the very first page readers learn "Papa left home to join the war ... and Papa came back to me and Mama." This is a positive, optomistic beginning. While the hardships of war are an underlying theme, the generosity of others to help through humanitarian efforts create a hopeful tone.
I say this as a former Army brat and outspoken opponent of the war in Vietnam: Regardless of one's individual opinion on military service or the uses our government makes of the armed forces, support of the service personnel and their families should not be a matter of debate.
Linda Ward-Callaghan Youth Services Lead Professional Joliet Public Library
Your post brings to mind one more preschool title I highly recommend: The Peace Book by Todd Parr...it's never too early to learn about that topic.
Celeste Steward, Collection Development Librarian Alameda County Library 2450 Stevenson Blvd. Fremont, CA 94538
Carole, Here are two relevant books, as reviewed in the March 15, 2004 issue of Booklist. The first may be a bit beyond your age range. Carolyn Phelan
When Dad?s at Sea. Pelton, Mindy L. (author). Illustrated by Robert Grantt Steele. Apr. 2004. 32p. Albert Whitman, hardcover, $15.95 _(0-8075-6339-0)_
(http://worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/isbn/0807563390) . Gr. 1-4.
While You Are Away. Spinelli, Eileen (author). Illustrated by Renee Graef. Apr. 2004. 32p. Hyperion, hardcover, $15.99 _(0-7868-0972-8)_
(http://worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/isbn/0786809728) . PreS-Gr. 1.
Two new picture books portray children whose parents are away in the military. Both pay close attention to how the children feel and how they cope with a long separation, and both speak from the children?s perspective and in language a child might use.
Mindy Pelton?s While You Are Away reads like a prose poem in three parts. Three children of different ethnicities narrate their own sections: a little boy whose father is in the Navy, a girl whose mother pilots a ?fast plane,? and another boy whose Papa drives a ?speedy jeep.? The children address their parents with their concerns, their questions, and their hopes. Their thoughts are simply expressed and often concrete: one child wonders what his father eats for breakfast, another wraps herself in her mother?s sweater. Warm, glowing colors light up the large-scale, softly defined drawings of children in action and reflection. The final, wordless spread shows all three families happily reunited. In Eileen Spinelli?s When Dad?s at Sea, Emily?s father, a Navy pilot, is leaving for a six-month deployment on an aircraft carrier. Each day he is gone, she removes one link from the paper chain he made for her, so that she can mark the days until his return. She misses him, but finds comfort in his
e-mails and calls, and she even makes a new friend. The time frame of the story and the use of sensory details create a strong sense of Emily?s loss, her slow adjustment, and her joy at her father?s return. Steele?s impressionistic, delicately colored watercolor paintings sensitively depict Emily and her
surroundings.Since so many communities include families with parents in the military, these reassuring, empathetic picture books will be welcome additions to library collections. ? Carolyn Phelan
Tomp, Sarah Wones. Red, white, and blue good-bye
Yellow ribbon for daddy, Anissa Mersiowsky I Miss You!: A Military Kid's Book About Deployment by Beth Andrews Uncle Sam's Kids: When Duty Calls by Angela Sportelli-Rehak Daddy, Will You Miss Me? by Wendy McCormick Daddy Is a Soldier by Kirsten Hallowell Night Catch by Brenda Ehrmantraut Daddy's in Iraq, But I want him back, Carmen R. Hoyt
I found most of these titles on Amazon.com where one thing leads to another. Unfortunately most of these titles are not owned in my Library system, but most of them have good reader reviews on Amazon. I know I have seen mention of books about MOMS who are being deployed, but couldn't find any right now.
Raising You Alone by Warren Hanson is a wonderful, readable story.
A couple more titles:
Love, Lizzie : letters to a military mom / Lisa Tucker McElroy Soldier mom / Alice Mead
Patricia Ryan Children's Librarian Union City Library
Erlene Bishop Killeen Instructional Systems Specialist Information Center Programs Department of Defense Education Activity erlene.killeen at hq.dodea.edu
"Nothing is ever achieved without enthusiasm." Ralph Waldo Emerson
Received on Mon 09 Jul 2007 09:27:27 AM CDT
