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About the Author

Hi! I'm Stephanie! A military spouse, mother, and teacher. I never really considered myself an author...until now. My Dad, My Hero started as an idea. My husband and I moved to Okinawa, Japan in 2019 and I taught 2nd grade for a Department of Defence school on Kadena Air Base.  I taught many different military children and started realizing the difficulties they faced when their mom or dad would deploy. Flash forward to 2021 and I had my son (who is the inspiration for the main character.) I took notes on my phone every time I had a new idea for my book. I stopped and started writing it about 3 times...thinking to myself "I'm not an author" or "this is really difficult, I can't figure this out." Then one day I mustered up the courage to take a class online to teach myself how to write and publish a children's book.  I hope my story teaches children that they too can become authors.

My son was only 1 at the time, but I wanted to create a book he can use when his dad is depolyed. There are many special moments that are unique to our family but I hope this book will help children to understand why thier parent has to be deployed. 

It's a love letter to any military child or any child whose parent has to leave home for extended periods of time. May they learn to become brave, adaptable, and resilient in the face of trials...and learn to share their loved one with the world.

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