Michelle Ferguson-Cohen, author and
illustrator of Daddy, You're My Hero!
and Mommy, You're My Hero!, is a proud
military brat. She has been touted
as "Dr. Seuss for Military Brats" by the
press. She
is the daughter of a retired, career
military officer and Airborne Ranger who
served two tours in Vietnam, the sister
of a veteran who served in support of
the Gulf War and the
granddaughter of a soldier KIA in WWII.
The first titles released from her Books
for Brats TM series, Ferguson-Cohen
wrote and illustrated the "You're My
Hero!" children's picture books to help
kids coping with deployment. The books
are used by parents, educators and
counselors, and are unique because they
are written in a non-authoritative
manner from a child's perspective. The
books give children language to express
feelings regarding a parent's absence,
provide simple coping mechanisms and
convey a message of love and pride in
family and community. The author hopes,
in addition to comforting children, the
books will continue to serve as an
accurate and responsible representation
of military families in the media.
In an effort to maintain her vision and
mission, Ferguson-Cohen established
Little Redhaired Girl Publishing, Inc.
to publish the Books for Brats series.
Future Books for Brats titles are
scheduled for 2006 release. Little
Redhaired Girl Publishing will also
publish general interest children's
titles by Ferguson-Cohen.
Prior to her career as an artist and
author, Michelle was an entertainment
executive and an entrepreneur in the
music industry. She was the founder and
President of MFPR, a music management
and marketing company based in New York
and London for 7 years. She was on the
team (Radiohead, Oasis) that produced
the record-setting benefit album HELP
and concert (Pavarotti, U2). The
proceeds from HELP went to War Child, an
organization that helps children
affected by war.
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