Long distance relationship

Long distance relationship

Appelt, Kathi, 1954-. Oh my baby, little one. San Diego :Harcourt, 2000. A mother explains to her child all the ways her love remains even while she is away.
Gliori, Debi. No matter what. New York : Harcourt, Inc., 1999.Small, a little fox, seeks reassurance that Large will always provide love, no matter what.
Hilbrecht, Kirk. My Daddy is a Guardsman. New Canaan, CT : New Canaan Pub., 2002. Simple text and pictures explains the important job of a Guardsman.
Jarratt, Claudia Jewett, 1939-. Helping children cope with separation and loss. Boston, Mass. : Harvard Common Press, 1994.
Kay, Ellie. Heroes at home : help and hope for America's military families. Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Pub., 2002.
McCormick, Wendy. Daddy, will you miss me? New York : Aladdin Paperbacks, 1999. With soft, tender illustrations and poetic text, this poignant and heartwarming story shows that the love between a father and child can span any distance.
Mead, Alice. Soldier mom. New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 1999. Eleven-year-old Jasmyn gets a different perspective on life when her mother is sent to Saudi Arabia at the beginning of the Persian Gulf War, leaving her and her baby half brother behind in Maine in the care of her mother's boyfriend.
Penn, Audrey. The kissing hand. Washington, D.C. : Child & Family Press, 1993. When Chester the raccoon is reluctant to go to kindergarten for the fist time, his mother teaches him a secret way to carry her love with him.
Simon, Norma. All kinds of families. Chicago : A. Whitman,1976. Explores in words and pictures what a family is and how families vary in makeup and lifestyles.
Zolotow, Charlotte, 1915-. If you listen. Philadelphia : Running Press, 2002. A mother reassures her little girl there is a way to know that someone far away loves you.

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