Love, Lizzie: Letters to a Military Mom

By Lisa Tucker McElroy

Book Overview

Lizzie's mom is serving in the military overseas, and Lizzie really misses her. While they are apart, Lizzie and her mom write letters to each other to help make the separation easier. Lizzie asks her mom to hurry up and defend freedom so she can come home soon. It's hard when her mom misses Lizzie's soccer championship and her birthday. Throughout the story, Lizzie draws maps to show her mother the important things in her life--like the new ice cream store, her new friend's house, the family's Thanksgiving airplane trip to Florida, and the stars in the sky. While Lizzie doesn't know exactly where her mom is, they both can wish on the same star.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807547786
• ISBN13: 9780807547786
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.8" x 9.6"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Very moving

I really enjoyed this book. I bought it (along with bunches of others) for my 3 year old when we found out about my husband's deployment. The book is aimed at a slightly older age group (maybe 5-8), but my daughter still likes it. The pictures are nice and the text is very true to life. Beware - if you are reading this as a military spouse - you will be sniffling by the end. I've read the book countless times and it still brings a tear to my eye every time.