Friday, August 17, 2012 - 1:57pm
Jill Biden reads children's book at Wilmington daycare
Updated Friday, August 17, 2012 - 4:04pm
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| WDEL's Amy Cherry has the story. |
Delaware's own Second Lady Jill Biden takes her new illustrated children's book, saluting military families, for a reading back home.
WDEL's Amy Cherry has the details.
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"This is the story about my son, who was in the Army," says Jill Biden.
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"Don't Forget, God Bless Our Troops" tells the story of Attorney General Beau Biden's deployment to Iraq through the eyes of his daughter Natalie, Jill Biden's granddaughter.
The Vice President's wife read the book to children at the Ministry of Caring's daycare center
"Does anybody have a mom or dad who's a soldier?" asked Jill Biden. Several kids raised their hands. "Wow, lots of you!" she exclaimed.
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The book brings to light the challenges and hardships of having parents in the military, but has a happy ending.
"There's Daddy!, Daddy, my brave Daddy!" Her dad laughs. "No, no no, it's you my little Natalie. You are my brave, brave girl," she reads, "So in the end of the story, her Daddy comes home."
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Each child got a signed copy of the book to take home with them. All proceeds from book sales benefit military families.
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