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20 Veterans Day Books for Kids

Your kids may or may not have off for Veterans Day, regardless take the opportunity to teach them about Veterans Day, the military, and the reason behind its existence with these 20 Veterans Day Books for Kids.
Sometimes it's hard to explain the importance and meaning behind a holiday. If you need a little help, check out these 20 Veterans Day Books for Kids.

20 Veterans Day Books for Kids

With a husband, father, grandfather, and several uncles veterans of the U.S. military, it’s impossible not to find it significant to share with them about the military and the importance of Veterans Day. Sometimes I just don’t have the words that answer the questions or can come up with a story so compelling they’ll pay attention to the importance and meaning of 20 Veterans Day Books for Kids to help!

Children’s Veterans Day Book List

1. Rags: Hero Dog of WWI: A True Story by Margot Theis Raven

2. Don’t Forget, God Bless Our Troops by Jill Biden

3. Hero Dad by Melinda Hardin

4. H is for Honor by Devin Scillian

5. The Wall by Eve Bunting

6. The Poppy Lady by Barbara Elizabeth Walsh

7. Veterans Day by Jacqueline S. Cotton

8. A Paper Hug by Stephanie Skolmoski

9. Hero Mom by Melinda Hardin

10. Veterans: Heroes in our Neighborhood by Valerie Pfundstein

11. Daddy’s Boots by Sandra Miller Linhart

12. The Veterans Day Visitor by Peter Catalanotto

13. What is Veterans Day? by Margot Parker

14. America’s White Table by Margot Their Raven

15. F is for Flag by Wendy Cheyette Lewison

16. Sergeant Reckless: The True Story of the Little Horse Who Became a Hero by Patricia McCormick

17. What is a Veteran Anyway? by Robert C. Snyder

18. Granddad Bud: A Veteran’s Day Story by Sharon Ferry

19. Nightcatch by Brenda Ehrmantraut

20. Gabe: the Hero Dog Who Sniffs Out Danger by Thea Feldman

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Sometimes it's hard to explain the importance and meaning behind a holiday. If you need a little help, check out these 20 Veterans Day Books for Kids.

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