Uncle Sam's Kids: When Duty Calls is a book for parents and children who have a family member who is deployed. This book gives advice on how to cope with different emotions a child may feel that come with a parent's deployment.

Pierce County Library (3-5)

This book helps kids get through a parent being deployed.
Age: 5-7 Source: Amazon

dealing with a parent in the military and gone a lot

For children 4-7 years old. Children have different ways of coping with their parents that are in the military. Children deal in different ways with their parents coming and going when they are called to duty. ( Classroom book share)

When Nick found out his dad was being deployed he was upset by this. But with the help of his father, mother, Petty Officer Spangle, and others he was able to be happy with his father leaving and even happier with is return!