Books for Parent Deployment for Ages 0–3

When a parent leaves, a toddler doesn't understand timelines or reasons. They just know someone important isn't here. These 15 books offer the only thing that helps at this age: the simple, repeated promise that the person who left is coming back.

15 books

The Invisible String #1

The Invisible String

Patrice Karst

For children struggling with separation anxiety, the loss of a loved one, or simply missing someone, this book provides

Ages 3–8

Llama Llama Gram and Grandpa

Anna Dewdney

Llama Llama is excited for his first sleepover at Gram and Grandpa's, but when bedtime comes, he realizes he forgot his

Ages 3–7

My Father is Far Away

Robin Ballard

Distance cannot dim a child's love as they imagine exactly what their father is doing throughout the day while they are

Ages 3–7