"A young boy learns to cope with the death of his father, who was serving in the Armed Forces and did not return from Iraq."--Page preceding title page.

When we were on a No Girls Allowed! holiday, my daddy's heart stopped beating and I had to find help all by myself. He was very badly broken. Not even the ambulance people could help him... This honest, sensitive and beautifully illustrated picture book is designed to help explain the concept of death to children aged 3+. Written in Alex's own words, it is based on the real-life conversations that Elke Barber had with her then three-year-old son, Alex, after the sudden death of his father. The book provides reassurance and understanding to readers through clear and honest answers to the difficult questions that can follow the death of a loved one, and carries the invaluable message that it is okay to be sad, but it is okay to be happy, too.

This book is about a child awaiting his dad's arrival. He goes through a lot of emotions while anticipating his father. His mom is there to help and console him through his rollercoaster of feelings.

As a young boy waits for his father to come home from a trip, his family creates rituals to stay connexted and to make the separation easier.

Written by Lieutenant Colonel Christopher MacGregor and based on his own experiences of going away from home, this comforting, wise book helps to explain why parents sometimes have to go away and shows ways to help children cope. My Daddy's Going Away is brilliantly realized, heartwarming story illustrated by rising star Emma Yarlett. With a foreword by HRH The Prince of Wales and in support of Combat Stress.

A father takes his baby on a midnight stroll through the house, trying to get the baby to sleep.

Pictures and rhyming text depict a father coming home at the end of the day and unwinding from work as he participates in the bedtime rituals of his son.