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| </ref><ref></ref> Her books were recommended by many educational, medical and child development experts to explain deployment and convey coping skills to children facing separation from a parent.<ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref> They are also suggested as resources for their unique content, multicultural illustrations and representations of female soldiers<ref></ref>. | </ref><ref></ref> Her books were recommended by many educational, medical and child development experts to explain deployment and convey coping skills to children facing separation from a parent.<ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref> They are also suggested as resources for their unique content, multicultural illustrations and representations of female soldiers<ref></ref>. | ||
| Sought out by the press as an expert in the military community< |
Sought out by the press as an expert in the military community<ref></ref>,<ref></ref><ref></ref>, she became an advocate for military brats promoting equal representation for the military community in the media. | ||
| Prior to her career as children's author and advocate for military brats, Ferguson-Cohen was a music industry entrepreneur who owned an agency based in New York and London. During her career in the entertainment industry she was involved celebrity charity events to raise funds for UK-based NGO ]<ref></ref>. A writer and humorist, she is listed as a contributor to the Complete Idiot's Guide to Jokes<ref>: see index page 308</ref>. | Prior to her career as children's author and advocate for military brats, Ferguson-Cohen was a music industry entrepreneur who owned an agency based in New York and London. During her career in the entertainment industry she was involved celebrity charity events to raise funds for UK-based NGO ]<ref></ref>. A writer and humorist, she is listed as a contributor to the Complete Idiot's Guide to Jokes<ref>: see index page 308</ref>. | ||
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| Michelle Ferguson-Cohen | |
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| Born | Ft. Benning, GA |
| Occupation | author, illustrator, publisher |
| Genre | Children's books |
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| http://www.booksforbrats.com | |
Military brat and author, Michelle Ferguson-Cohen, was born in Ft. Benning, Georgia. Her father is a career military officer and Vietnam Veteran. She is the author, illustrator and publisher of children's picture books written for and featuring military brats.
Career
Military brat and author, Michelle Ferguson-Cohen, authored, illustrated and published the first commercially available childrens books for military brats and the first children's picture books for children coping with deployment . She has been called the "Dr. Seuss for Military Brats" for giving a voice to her community.
Her titles "Daddy, You're My Hero!" and "Mommy, You're My Hero!" were first published in 2001 and are in their 3rd edition. Ferguson-Cohen established Little Redhaired Girl Publishing and released them as part of her Books for Brats series, titled to encourage pride in the term "Military Brat" outside the military community.
During the first deployments of the Iraq War, Ferguson-Cohen worked with Family Readiness Groups nationwide to host readings. Her books were recommended by many educational, medical and child development experts to explain deployment and convey coping skills to children facing separation from a parent. They are also suggested as resources for their unique content, multicultural illustrations and representations of female soldiers.
Sought out by the press as an expert in the military community,, she became an advocate for military brats promoting equal representation for the military community in the media.
Prior to her career as children's author and advocate for military brats, Ferguson-Cohen was a music industry entrepreneur who owned an agency based in New York and London. During her career in the entertainment industry she was involved celebrity charity events to raise funds for UK-based NGO War Child. A writer and humorist, she is listed as a contributor to the Complete Idiot's Guide to Jokes.
References
- Chicago Tribune, Books Help Military Brats 'Soldier' On (lack of books explaining deployment)
- Fayetteville Observer
- The Washington Times; Military children's story told, Books explain 'hero' parents
- Life Transformed
- Ft. Bragg Deployment Resources
- Resources for FRG Deployment
- OMK Hero Packs
- Yuma Deployment Readiness
- American Press Institute; Sources for Parents to Explain War
- Pediatric Psychology; Resources for Military Families
- Military Homeschoolers
- Resources for Youth Serving Professionals Caring for Children and Adolescents with Deployed Military Parents; COL Elisabeth Stafford, MD, FAAP, FSAM Adolescent Medicine Fellowship Program Director, San Antonio Military Pediatric Center
- Journal for the National Association of Educating Young Children
- National Military Family Association Books Recommendation
- Positive Parenting
- Fox News; Mother's Day Bittersweet for Military Moms
- Billboard
- Complete Idiot's Guide to Jokes: see index page 308
Bibliography
- Daddy, You're My Hero! (Little Redhaired Girl Publishing, 2001,) ISBN 978-0972926447, ISBN 978-0972926409
- Mommy, You're My Hero! (Little Redhaired Girl Publishing, 2001,) ISBN 978-0972926430
- Walk This Way, New York Magazine