1. What is Books for BratsTM?Books for BratsTM is the very first children’s picture book series specifically created for and about military brats.

2. What is Little Redhaired Girl Publishing?Little Redhaired Girl Publishing publishes the Books for BratsTM series and other works by author and illustrator Michelle Ferguson-Cohen.

3. Can you publish my children’s book?
Books for Brats TM and Little Redhaired Girl Publishing do not accept unsolicited manuscripts nor do we accept queries via e-mail. Unsolicited manuscripts and emailed queries will not be replied to or returned. Unsolicited submissions sent to Books for BratsTM shall be deemed, and shall remain, our property. None of the Submissions shall be subject to any obligation of confidentiality on our part and we shall not be liable for any use or disclosure of any Submissions. Without limitation of the foregoing, we shall exclusively own all now-known or hereafter existing rights to the Submissions of every kind and nature throughout the universe and shall be entitled to unrestricted use of the Submissions for any purpose whatsoever, commercial or otherwise, without compensation to the provider of the Submissions or any other person or entity.

4. What are “Daddy, You’re My Hero!” and “Mommy, You’re My Hero!”?
These are two titles first published in 2001. They are the first children’s picture books commercially available that help children coping with the deployment of a parent.

5. Why do you call the series “Books for Brats”?  I would never call my child a brat!
If you aren’t in the military community, you wouldn’t do that, because the term means something completely different to you. However, in the military culture, the term “military brat” is a term of endearment to describe the children of military personnel. Historically, moving into a new community, children of military personnel were not easily welcomed by their civilian neighbors and it started as a commonly used and prejudicial insult by people outside the military community to describe children from military families. As with many prejudices, the military community found its strength by using the linguistic reclamation of the term to empower and identify themselves. The negative connotation lost its power long ago, and most military brats in the world now are hardly aware of its origin. Most military brats believe the definition of brat to be “Born, Raised And Transferred” or “Brave, Resilient, Adaptable, and Trustworthy.”
Our use of the word brat is very intentional and exciting for us! We wanted our fellow brats to see themselves represented in the mainstream media and identify with something they could see in stores, schools and libraries in the civilian world! We were VERY proud to be the first company to use the term Brat (as it applies to the military community) commercially.
You can get to know more about “military brats” and our culture here