'Honored to Help' Book

The real photos helped my son understand what military deployment means without me having to explain too much. He asks to read about Zeyiah every night now, and it’s opened up good conversations about missing people.

My 4-year-old really connected with Zeyiah's story—she kept asking to read it again, which is rare for her. The real photos helped her understand deployment better than any cartoon could.

My daughter actually asked to read this three nights in a row—the deployment story really helps her understand why Daddy has to go away for a while. The real photos keep her engaged, and the simple language is perfect for her age.

The real photos in this book made the concept of deployment much easier for my daughter to grasp. She connected with Zeyiah’s story right away, and we’ve read it every night since it arrived.

My son is only five, but the real photos in this book helped him understand why his uncle had to leave for a while. He asks to read about Zeyiah every night now. We read it together before bed and it sparked a good conversation about missing people. It’s helped him feel a bit more prepared for our own upcoming time apart.

The story about Zeyiah dealing with deployment felt genuine, and my daughter kept asking to read it again at bedtime. It’s helped start conversations about when I travel for work, which I hadn’t expected.

My son is glued to the real photos in this book—it’s helped him understand why his dad has to be gone for long stretches. The story feels genuine, and the way it shows Zeyiah coping has started some really important conversations between us.

My 6-year-old daughter immediately connected with Zeyiah's story, and the way the book shows her counting down the days helped us start our own deployment calendar.

The photos in this book feel so real, my son kept pointing at the dad in uniform and asking questions. It made explaining deployment much easier than I expected, and he actually sat through the whole story. A solid way to start those tough conversations.

My daughter actually started talking about her feelings after we read this together, which surprised me since she usually clams up. The real photos helped her connect with Zeyiah's story right away.