Patricia Beth Rodgers: 3 books

Life is tough when you're four years old and your daddy is a soldier fighting in a far-away war. But Abigail finds a wayto be brave when her grandmothers create a dinosaur costume using magical thread. With the dinosaur snapped to hergreen pajamas, she promptly names him Rumpus. Although Abigail's...

Six-year-old Mia misses her daddy who is serving in the military and deployed to Africa. While at Camp Gecko at her grandparents' ranch in central Texas, she learns about Africa and imagines waving to her daddy as she rides around in the safari's Ranger. The best part about Camp Gecko is the...

Five-year-old Thomas has a lot to complain about. Not only has his father left him in charge of a house full of girls while fighting the war in Iraq, but Thomas also has growing pains in his legs that awaken him in the middle of the night. Then he has an added fear when he overhears his mother talking...