My Soldier Dad
Ross H. Mackenzie, Marvin Jarboe
Hardcover
(Patriot Kids, LLC, May 1, 2017)
My Soldier Dad is the much-anticipated second book in the Patriot Kids series. All of the Patriot Kids books exist to bolster national pride in our service members, be an invaluable resource for service member families, and be engaging, educational books for military kids who are so proud of their parents and yearn to know more about their parent's respective military profession. My Soldier Dad is written in a slightly modified (but impeccably consistent) anapestic tetrameter. The story offers two exciting stories-within-stories, some fantastic artistic techniques that help kids feel that they are actually part of the story, and a celebration of military humanitarian efforts in addition to battlefield strategy and ability. Finally, My Soldier Dad offers some clever "Easter Eggs": at the bottom of each page of text, the reader will find an image (the red thumbtack on the first page). Can you (or your child) find the same image hidden in the drawing on that page? (Hint: there is no dog in the newspaper page.)