Yes! I am a Military Child: A book for Military Brats

By Laura Jo Ackerman and Dominique Gonzalez

Yes! I am a Military Child: A Book for Military Brats, is both a story and a song. Told through the eyes of a child, the story portrays the trials and adventures of living in a military family. You will feel you’ve squeezed your feet into their shoes while reading this heartwarming book.

“Military Brat” is a well-known term that refers to the children of military service members. Because of their many relocation moves, stressors, and cultural experiences, a military child grows into the name “Brat,” and wears the name proudly.

During her time as the Storytime Lady on NAVSTA Great Lakes, Laura learned, that in the opinion of their parents, young children do not really fit the definition of a “Brat,” quite yet. Rather than hide the fact that these children are true Military Brats, this book is a warm-up to the badge of honor implied by the title. Through her delightful music, stories, and books, Laura brings the term “Military Child” to life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Archway Publishing
• Release date: Apr 17, 2022
• ISBN: 9781665717250

Laura Jo Ackerman

About the Author: Laura Jo Ackerman is a teacher by trade. She is proud to have spent many of her years as a Navy wife being ‘The Library Story Time & Gym Lady’. Laura is proud of all she did for the military and will continue to do so through music, fitness, and song in Minnesota. Laura’s husband Tim is a retired oral surgeon. They raised two wild and crazy Military Brats, Jeffrey and Christopher, the oldest is now a US Marine and the other is a talented welder. Laura knows the ups and downs, the good parts and the not so good parts about growing up all things military. About the Illustrator: Dominique ZseDenny is proud to be a Military child. Her father served in the U.S. Air Force from before she was born until long after she grew up and moved out. Through her childhood she has moved all over the world with her family and has had the opportunity to experience the world from a unique perspective. She has been through moves that took her away from friends and familiar places, and deployments that took her father away from her, but through it all her family stayed strong, stayed together and stayed happy.

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