Lion's Pride: a Tail of Deployment

Bronze Medal Award recipient for Children's Book, Military Writer's Society of America.Grace Anne is a second grader who has experienced 7 deployments in her young life. In Lion's Pride: A Tail of Deployment, Grace Anne shares her story in her own words. Her story is told from the perspective of an 8 year old lion cub's experiences and feelings through all the stages of the deployment cycle. The book also includes a 'How To' section describing ideas families can use during deployment to help children cope.  The traditions shared can help build resiliency and help keep close connection with the deployed parent.