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Books for BratsTM
Author & Creator Michelle Ferguson-Cohen to Appear at God
Bless Ft. Benning Days
“Dr. Seuss
for Military Brats” Picture Books Help Children Coping with
Deployment at Ft. Benning
New York, NY October 25,
2005 -- Books for BratsTM creator and author,
Michelle Ferguson-Cohen, is scheduled to appear as part of the
weekend long celebrations for God Bless Ft. Benning Days. The
author, a proud military brat who was born at Ft. Benning, will
read her You’re My Hero! titles, especially written for the
children of her community , in a series of reading events over two
days.
November 18
12:00 - 1:30 Columbus Public Library (Macon Rd.)
2:30 - 3:30 Waldenbooks (Peachtree Mall)
4:30 - 6:30 Barnes & Noble (Whittlesey Blvd.)
November 19
1:00 - 2:00 God Bless Ft. Benning Days (Family Fun Area)
Across the country and the globe, children of military personnel
are being confronted with the difficulties of having a parent
deployed in the service of our country. Ferguson-Cohen wrote Daddy,
You’re My Hero! and Mommy, You’re My Hero!
to help military families and children talk about deployment.
The books are unique, because they speak from a child’s
perspective. They address issues of separation in a simple manner
to assure and comfort small children thereby helping to prevent
feelings of helplessness, and provide language to help small
children express emotions associated with this event.
Since the titles were first published in 2003, they have made fans
of thousands of military children, their families, and are
endorsed by educators and childcare professionals. Now with the
2005 release of the new board book editions, children continue to
enjoy these picture books and their message of pride.
“Sometimes in the throes of politics, policies and opinions
about war, people forget about the children,” says
Ferguson-Cohen. “These books are a tribute to these families who
can’t forget. This much-ignored community, who need and deserve
our compassion and support.”
With “suddenly military” families on the rise and depending on
local civilian communities for support, Ferguson-Cohen is pleased
that her books are becoming popular in the mainstream and being
read in classrooms with children of non-military families.
“Education is always the first step toward understanding,”
says Ferguson-Cohen. “In America we have learned to live
together through tolerance. Especially as adults, there is much we
can do to avoid putting the weight of war on children.”
Ferguson-Cohen is the daughter of a retired Army General who
served two tours in Vietnam, as well as the granddaughter of a
soldier killed in action during WWII.
The two titles are the first in the Books for BratsTM series for
children of parents in military and public service brought to you
by Little Redhaired Girl Publishing. As a service to the military,
National Guard and Reserve communities, FRGs are given special
discounts and a multimedia version of the book is available to
read online free of charge to facilitate immediate need.. Books
for BratsTM titles are available online at and www.booksforbrats.net
and through retailer stores nationwide and online.
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For more information, please
contact: booksforbrats@aol.com
or 917.640.2844
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www.booksforbrats.net hosts a
special series of FREE Father's Day E-cards to celebrate and honor
Fathers affected by deployment
BROOKLYN, NY (PRWEB) June 10, 2004
-- In honor of Military Dads, Little Redhaired Girl Publishing is
providing free e-cards created especially for fathers affected by
military deployment on its www.booksforbrats.net
website. Little Redhaired Girl Publishing is the publisher of the
Books for Brats TM series which released its "Daddy, You're
My Hero!" title last year.
“We should remember our soldiers everyday, but Father’s Day is
especially difficult for those with children on the homefront,”
says author and illustrator Michelle Ferguson-Cohen. “We hope
this will give children, friends and family a way to say how proud
and thankful we are for these brave men!”
The program also achieves two important goals set by the author:
first, to acknowledge and support military families and secondly,
to encourage civilian awareness of military families' experience.
The "Daddy, You're My Hero!" children's picture book
addresses deployment from a child’s perspective. Its simple,
non-threatening message is meant to assure and comfort small
children coping with separation, as well as encouraging pride in
the parent’s service. The books also suggest tips to maintain
communication and deal with feelings of helplessness.
As a service to the military and reserve and national guard
communities, a multimedia version of the book is available online
free of charge to facilitate immediate need and is also available
for sale in paperback version at at retail stores nationwide,
Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble and the publisher's www.booksforbrats.net
website.
Little Redhaired Girl Publishing released two titles from the
BOOKS FOR BRATS series in 2003, “Daddy, You’re My Hero!” and
“Mommy, You’re My Hero!”. Acclaimed by educators and
childcare professionals, both titles are written and illustrated
by Michelle Ferguson-Cohen. Ferguson-Cohen, a self-professed
military “brat”, wrote the books from a child’s perspective
to help children coping with deployment. Ferguson-Cohen is the
child of a Vietnam Veteran and career Army officer and her
grandfather was killed in action in WWII.
www.booksforbrats.net
hosts a special series of FREE Mother's Day E-cards to celebrate
and honor Mothers affected by deployment
BROOKLYN, NY (PRWEB)
April 27, 2004--In honor of Military Moms, Little Redhaired Girl
Publishing is providing free e-cards created especially for
Mothers affected by military deployment on its www.booksforbrats.net
website. Little Redhaired Girl Publishing is the publisher of the
Books for Brats TM series which released its "Mommy, You're
My Hero!" title last year.
“It's important to provide an opportunity to remind our deployed
mothers, mothers of soldiers and mothers who are coping with the
deployment of a partner or husband, that we are especially
grateful for them on Mother's Day! Many of these Moms won’t even
get to spend the day with their children,” says author and
illustrator Michelle Ferguson-Cohen. “We hope this will give
children, friends and family a way to say how proud and thankful
we are for these brave women!”
The program also achieves two important goals set by the author:
first, to acknowledge and support military families and secondly,
to encourage civilian awareness of military families' experience.
The "Mommy, You're My Hero!" children's picture book
addresses deployment from a child’s perspective. Its simple,
non-threatening message is meant to assure and comfort small
children coping with separation, as well as encouraging pride in
the parent’s service. The books also suggest tips to maintain
communication and deal with feelings of helplessness.
As a service to the military and reserve and national guard
communities, a multimedia version of the book is available online
free of charge to facilitate immediate need and is also available
for sale in paperback version at at retail stores nationwide,
Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble and the publisher's www.booksforbrats.net
website.
Little Redhaired Girl Publishing released two titles from the
BOOKS FOR BRATS series in 2003, “Daddy, You’re My Hero!” and
“Mommy, You’re My Hero!”. Acclaimed by educators and
childcare professionals, both titles are written and illustrated
by Michelle Ferguson-Cohen. Ferguson-Cohen, a self-professed
military “brat”, wrote the books from a child’s perspective
to help children coping with deployment. Ferguson-Cohen is the
child of a Vietnam Veteran and career Army officer and her
grandfather was killed in action in WWII.
FRG, Books
for Brats and Community Business Leaders team to Donate Holiday
Gifts to Children of Troops Serving in Iraq
Gift Helps
Comfort Children of the 106 AVN Affected by Deployment
BROOKLYN, NY (PRWEB)
DECEMBER 20 2003--Little Redhaired Girl Publishing, Inc. joined
forces with local business leaders to help the 106 AVN FRG donate
a special holiday gift for the children of their unit. Local car
dealers Dave Strieter of Strieter Motor Company, Ken Dahl of Dahl
Ford and Bob VanScyoc of Buysse Dodge all from Davenport, Iowa
made contributions to the cause.
The soldiers of the 106 AVN National Guard unit have been deployed
in Iraq for almost a year. The Illinois and Iowa based unit’s
FRG (Family Readiness Group) arranged for a holiday party for
their 150 children. Jennifer Zimmerman and Trisha Elkin raised
funds to buy copies of the “Daddy, You’re My Hero!” and
“Mommy, You’re My Hero!” children's picture books to help
the children cope with deployment.
The books are part of Little Redhaired Girl Publishing's
"Books for Brats" (www.booksforbrats.net)
series for children of military and public service personnel.
Books for Brats and local business leaders donated matching funds
to make the gifts possible.
Author and illustrator of the Books for Brats series, Michelle
Ferguson-Cohen, says ”We felt this was a great way to put the
books in children's hands and create a partnership between the
community and the military families. Especially during the
holidays, it's important for us to acknowledge the sacrifice the
families of our troops make. Especially the little ones."
The program also achieves two important goals set by the author:
first, to encourage civilian awareness of military families and
second, to acknowledge and support military families.
Little Redhaired Girl Publishing released two titles from the
BOOKS FOR BRATS series in 2003, “Daddy, You’re My Hero!” and
“Mommy, You’re My Hero!”. Acclaimed by educators and
childcare professionals, both titles are written and illustrated
by Michelle Ferguson-Cohen. Ferguson-Cohen, a self-professed
military “brat”, wrote the books from a child’s perspective
to help children coping with deployment. Ferguson-Cohen is the
child of a Vietnam Veteran and career Army officer, her sister is
a Gulf War Vet and her grandfather was killed in action in WWII.
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For more information, please contact Little Redhaired Girl
Publishing, Inc.
917.640.2844 or booksforbrats@aol.com.
Little
Redhaired Girl Publishing’s BOOKS FOR BRATS® and the SPINOZA®
Bear Company join forces to create Military Package for Children
of Military Personnel
Team reaches
out to veterans and civilian community for donations to children
of military personnel. Spinoza Bear and "Daddy, You're My
Hero!" and "Mommy, You're My Hero!" books feature
of package for kids.
Brooklyn, NY (PRWEB)
November 11, 2003--- Everyday, millions of children worldwide are
affected by the deployment of a parent to an unaccompanied
assignment in the military. Little Redhaired Girl Publishing and
SPINOZA Bear have joined together to create a special package to
help children coping with these deployments.
The purpose of the package is to help promote self-esteem and
relieve tension and anxiety for young children.
The package includes SPINOZA...the Bear Who Speaks from the
HeartÔ and one of Little Redhaired Girl Publishing titles
“Daddy, You’re My Hero!” or “Mommy, You’re My Hero!”
from their BOOKS FOR BRATS series. The Military Deployment Package
is available through the SPINOZA Bear website at www.spinozabear.com
and via a link at the BOOKS FOR BRATS series site at www.booksforbrats.net.
The package also includes:
· the complete library of nine audio tapes for
Spinoza Bear. Many families are also taping the voice of the
deployed parent to help children to continue to feel close.
· a workbook titled Help For Kids,
Understanding Your Feelings about Terrorism, War and Peace that
includes tips for parents, teachers and caregivers written by
Carol Gesme, MA., CFLE. Gesme works with individuals, groups, and
organizations as a chemical dependency counselor and a licensed
family life educator.
· and a heart shaped lapel pin.
In order to make the $150.00 package available to financially
strapped military families, the team is reaching out to veteran
organizations, civilian organizations and individuals to sponsor
children. Sponsorship donations can be made through Spinoza’s
“buddy bear project”, Spinoza Cause Marketing Alliance and the
Books for Brats Angels Program.
“Our mission is to strengthen our communities by providing
support for emotional health through love and comfort; cultivate
positive values and attitudes in everyone; and to help people
understand and appreciate the value and uniqueness of each one of
us,” says Beth LeMasurier, President of The Spinoza Company.
“We are thrilled to be working with the Spinoza Bear
organization. We have a similar mission, to bring comfort and care
to children in time of need. We also believe public awareness and
support of our military families will help prevent burdening young
children with politics and other adult issues.” says author,
Michelle Ferguson-Cohen
Little Redhaired Girl Publishing’s released two titles from the
BOOKS FOR BRATS Ò series in 2003, “Daddy, You’re My Hero!”
and “Mommy, You’re My Hero!”. Acclaimed by educators and
child-care professionals, both titles are written and illustrated
by Michelle Ferguson-Cohen. Ferguson-Cohen, a self-professed
military “brat”, wrote the books from a child’s perspective
on coping with deployment. Ferguson-Cohen is the child of a
Vietnam Veteran and career Army officer, her sister is a Gulf War
Vet and her grandfather was killed in action in WWII.
SPINOZAÒ is a talking teddy bear developed in 1984 as a
communication tool capable of providing positive reinforcement and
encouragement in establishments of education, physical,
psychological and emotional therapy, and interpersonal
communications. The soft and huggable Spinoza Bear features a
built in high quality audio tape player and speaker tucked deep in
his fur. Spinoza’s library of nine audio cassettes feature
original songs and stories with music and lyrics by Peter
Himmelman. They are available in English and Spanish. Spinoza Bear
has a history in assisting children in coping with hospital stays,
abuse, loss of a loved one, and other traumatic situations.
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For more information, please contact:
The Spinoza Company
800-CUB-BEAR
www.spinozabear.com
Little Redhaired Girl Publishing, Inc.
917.640.2844
www.booksforbrats.net
www.littleredhairedgirl.net
To sponsor a child affected by deployment, please contact The
Spinoza Company toll free at 1-800-282-2327.
On
Mother's Day, Books for Brats Series Honors Military Moms in
Uniform!
In honor
of Moms in uniform, Little Redhaired Girl Publishing’s series
Books for Brats is hosting a special Mother’s Day sale of
“Mommy, You’re My Hero!”.
Friday, May
2, 2003, BROOKLYN, NY,--- In honor of Moms in uniform, Little
Redhaired Girl Publishing’s series Books for Brats is hosting
a special Mother’s Day sale of “Mommy, You’re My Hero!”.
The book will sell for a special price of $4.99 at the www.booksforbrats.net
website until May 15. Order by May 6 to ensure delivery by
Mother’s Day.
“Many of these Moms won’t get to spend the day with their
children,” says author and illustrator Michelle
Ferguson-Cohen. “We hope this will give children a way to say
how proud they are of their mothers!”
“Mommy, You’re My Hero!” is one of the titles in the Books
for Brats series for children of parents in military and public
service brought to you by Little Red Haired Girl Publishing.
The book encourage pride in the parent’s service, while
addressing deployment from a child's perspective. They talk
about this separation in a simple manner to assure and comfort
small children. The books also suggest tips to maintain
communication and deal with feelings of helplessness.
As a service to the military and reserve communities, a
multimedia version of the book is available online free of
charge to facilitate immediate need and is also available for
sale in paperback version at at retail stores nationwide,
Amazon.com and Booksforbrats.net.
Little Redhaired Girl Publishing also hosts two websites and
online communities for military brats. The “Bratzone” at www.otonomimedia.com/bratzone,
features content for families with children from toddler-aged
through elementary school. The BZ2 website, is an online
community for teens with parents in the military and can be
found at www.otonomimedia.com/bz2.
For more information, please contact: booksforbrats@aol.com/
917.640.2844
With
war looming children’s book aids military families dealing with
deployment
“Daddy,
you’re my hero!” and “Mommy, you’re my hero!”
Encourage
compassion and support for children of military personnel
March
6, 2003, Brooklyn, NY
– Around the world,
children of military personnel are being confronted with the
difficulties of having a parent deployed in the service of our
country. Children's book author, Michelle Ferguson-Cohen, has
written, "Daddy, you're my hero!" and "Mommy,
you're my hero!" to help military and reservist’s families
speak with children about deployment.
Everyday,
whether or not we are at war or involved in a military action,
soldiers are deployed to service leaving their families behind. According to the
Military Times,
the military community is 3.3 million strong. This “military
city’s” demographics rank between New York and Los Angeles in
terms of income and population.
These numbers do not reflect the huge numbers of
reservists who can now count themselves among this population.
The
books address the issues of separation in a simple manner to
assure and comfort small children and, suggest tips to deal with
feelings of helplessness from a child’s perspective.
“Sometimes
in the throes of politics,
policies and opinions
about war, people forget about the children,” says
Ferguson-Cohen. “This
book is a tribute to these families who can’t forget. This much-ignored community, who need and deserve our
compassion and support.”
Military
children are often vulnerable targets for those who oppose
military activities. Ferguson-Cohen,
the daughter of a Vietnam veteran, hopes the books will help
educate the civilian community and act as a counterbalance to
these incidents, which range from insensitivity to verbal and
physical abuse.
“Education
is always the first step toward compassion,” says
Ferguson-Cohen. “In America we have learned to live together
through tolerance. Especially as adults, there is much we can do
to avoid putting the weight of war on children.”
Ferguson-Cohen
is the daughter of a retired Army General who served two tours in
Vietnam, as well as the granddaughter of a soldier killed in
action during WWII.
The
two titles are the first in the
Books
for Brats
series for
children of parents in military and public service brought to you
by Little Red Haired Girl Publishing. As a service to the
military and reserve communities, a multimedia version of the book
is available online free of charge to facilitate immediate need
and is also available for sale in paperback version at www.booksforbrats.net.
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Children’s
book aids military families dealing with deployment
Mommy,
you’re my hero! &
Daddy, you’re my hero!
Child’s
perspective encourages compassion and support for children and
families of military personnel
February
20, 2003, Brooklyn, NY
-- "Daddy, you're my hero!" and "Mommy, you're my
hero!" are two versions of a children's book written for
families in military and public service dealing with deployment. The
book is based on the author’s experience as an army brat.
According
to the Military Times there are 3.3 million in the military
community. This “military city’s” demographics rank between
New York and Los Angeles in terms of income and population.
Now, those families are making the ultimate sacrifice for
their
country as their loved
ones are deployed in the service of our country.
These numbers do not reflect the huge numbers of
reservists who can now count themselves among this population.
As
a service to the military and reserve communities, a multimedia
version of the book was made available online free of charge to
facilitate immediate need. It
is currently being made available in paperback version.
Ferguson-Cohen
is the daughter of a retired army general who served two tours in
Vietnam amongst numerous other unaccompanied tours, as well as the
granddaughter of a soldier killed in France during WWII.
“Sometimes
in the throes of politics,
policies and opinions
about war, people forget that there are families.
And, most
importantly, small children who are struggling daily with the
multitude of issues that come with having a parent deployed
in the service of our
country,” says Ferguson-Cohen.
‘This book is a tribute to this neglected community, who
so need to see
themselves properly represented in the mainstream media,
even in something as
simple as a children's book.
Ferguson-Cohen
hopes this book will help validate the experience of military and
reservist families as well as educate the general public.
“Everyday,
whether or not we are at war or involved in a military action,
soldiers are deployed to service that is unaccompanied.
These families need our compassion and support,” says
Ferguson-Cohen.
The
You’re my hero books are the first in
the
Books
for Brats
series for
children of parents in military and public service brought to you
by Little Red Haired Girl Publishing.
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