WHEN YOUR DADDY'S A SOLDIER

A lyrical, moving story about a family's experience at home during their dad's time away at war.

For one young boy and his family at home, the days pass slowly. That's because when your daddy's a soldier and he's away at war, you can't wait for him to come home so you can be together again.

Inspired by the author's lived experiences, this story captures the essence of the daily heartache, fear, joy, and uncertainty that a child whose parent has gone off to war must live with.

Gretchen McLellan is a former elementary school reading specialist. She writes in a variety of genres for children and is an active member of SCBWI and SCBWI-OR and WWA. She is also the author of Mrs.McBee Leaves Room 3, I'm Done!, Button and Bundle, and No Party Poopers! Gretchen lives with her family in Washington.

EG Keller is the illustrator of the New York Times #1 bestseller, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Presents A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo, and the picture book To the Moon and Back for You by Bravo star Emilia Bechrakis Serhant. As Gerald Kelley, he illustrated documentarian Ken Burns' New York Times bestselling book, Grover Cleveland, Again!, and wrote and illustrated the picture book, Please Please the Bees, which won the 2017 Frances and Wesley Bock Book Award for Children's Literature and was read aloud for Storyline Online by Rashida Jones. He lives in Denver with his husband and dog. Learn more at EGKellerDraws.com.