About the Book

Katie is not a little girl anymore—she is six years old! But some mean girls at school still tease her about her chipped baby tooth. Katie seeks advice from her grandma, who will tell her a hilarious story that encourages her to use humor instead of anger or sadness to solve her problems. Join Katie and Grandma for a touching, funny, and inspiring story about When Grandma’s False Teeth Fly.

A winner in the Children’s Fiction Category of the 73rd Annual Writer’s Digest Writing Competition, ‘My Air Force Mom’ is unique. This picture book explores customs and courtesies of military culture through a child’s eyes. Author Mary Lee takes your child along with her fictional character Susie on a journey of discovery. From military uniforms through a military child’s ‘rite of passage’ full circle to Susie’s development of a sense of pride and patriotism in our country. ‘My Air Force Mom’ shows children that the military offers careers to women as well as men. It gives military moms and dads a book to help their young children begin to understand military life. ‘My Air Force Mom’ gives civilian parents a tool to explain mysteries of military life to their children. Answers to a child’s curiosity are found in ‘My Air Force Mom.’