“Daddy, Why Are You Leaving?”
Why is this children’s book on our site?
By Louis Perez y Cid
“Daddy, Why Are You Leaving?” is a children’s book written by a young author. It has its rightful place on our site primarily because its story is deeply intertwined with our own.
Its author, Marion Maloigne, is a fellow service member of the French Air Force. Like so many service members, she had to deploy, leaving behind what she held most dear: her family. As a mother, she experienced the separation not only with her adult heart, but also through the eyes of her child.
From this ordeal, a certainty emerged. By blending her own experience with her passion for literature, she chose to write for children. For those who are waiting. For those who feel the absence without always being able to name it. For our children.
“Every day, hundreds of men and women are sent far from home. Of course, we think of them and support them, but what about those who stay behind? What about those little ones who suffer in silence?
As a mother, I saw the terrible sadness in my little boy’s eyes. What a heartbreaking ordeal for a parent to witness this powerful rift taking root in the hearts of our children. I couldn’t leave my son in such a heavy sorrow, and it’s thanks to these kinds of little stories that I was able to help him heal.”
Marion Maloigne
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“Dad, Why Are You Leaving?” is published by AVIATION ET PILOTES and will be presented at the 34th AERONAUTICAL TRAINING AND CAREERS FAIR from Friday, January 30th to Sunday, February 1st, 2026, at the Air and Space Museum.
https://www.museeairespace.fr/agenda/salon-des-formations-et-metiers-aeronautiques-2026/
"Dad, Why Are You Leaving?" is a title that speaks for itself; any further comment would be superfluous. The book is also illustrated in an educational way.
In this story, our hero is only 9 years old. The author wanted no two images to be alike, much like when children are asked to create drawings.
The choice of deliberately less realistic drawings leaves room for imagination and allows children to better project themselves into their own world; it's a true invitation to open-mindedness.
If you are about to leave on a mission, if your children know the waiting, the worry, or the silence that accompanies absence, "Dad, Why Are You Leaving?" is more than just a book; it's a source of support, a bridge between the adult who leaves and the child who stays behind. By giving this book to a child, you put words to what they cannot yet express. You help them understand why we leave, to feel, to persevere. It's a meaningful story that will accompany our children where we cannot always be.
This book will extend this essential dialogue between parents and children.
Leaving is sometimes a duty.
But helping our children understand is a responsibility.
A sequel is planned. The project would address the return from deployment and the sometimes difficult reintegration into home and daily life.
The author, Marion Maloigne
Marion Maloigne is a mother, a soldier, and a young author who has transformed hardship into a shared experience. A children's author whose work is deeply attentive to the well-being of children. Inspired by innocence, carefree spirit, and children's natural capacity to dream, she places imagination and emotion at the heart of her writing. Convinced that childhood should remain a space of gentleness and simplicity, she champions a vision of literature as a refuge conducive to reverie and awakening. Through her stories, Marion encourages children and adults alike to look at the world with sensitivity and serenity, and to preserve the essential faculty of imagination.
In a context marked by the increasing presence of screens, her work reflects a firm commitment to rekindling children's love of reading and writing. Echoing Victor Hugo's famous quote, "A child who reads will be an adult who thinks," she emphasizes the fundamental role of books in shaping the thinkers of tomorrow.
Note: A different book is planned for March 2026, "In Noah's Eyes," an inspiring story for young and old, which reminds us that no dream is impossible as long as we believe in ourselves and dare to take the plunge. The guiding principle remains the power of will.
But that's another story.
Contact the author: maloigne.marion@hotmail.fr
https://www.museeairespace.fr/agenda/salon-des-formations-et-metiers-aeronautiques-2026/
"Dad, Why Are You Leaving?" is a title that speaks for itself; any further comment would be superfluous. The book is also illustrated in an educational way.
In this story, our hero is only 9 years old. The author wanted no two images to be alike, much like when children are asked to create drawings.
The choice of deliberately less realistic drawings leaves room for imagination and allows children to better project themselves into their own world; it's a true invitation to open-mindedness.
If you are about to leave on a mission, if your children know the waiting, the worry, or the silence that accompanies absence, "Dad, Why Are You Leaving?" is more than just a book; it's a source of support, a bridge between the adult who leaves and the child who stays behind. By giving this book to a child, you put words to what they cannot yet express. You help them understand why we leave, to feel, to persevere. It's a meaningful story that will accompany our children where we cannot always be.
This book will extend this essential dialogue between parents and children.
Leaving is sometimes a duty.
But helping our children understand is a responsibility.
A sequel is planned. The project would address the return from deployment and the sometimes difficult reintegration into home and daily life.
The author, Marion Maloigne
Marion Maloigne is a mother, a soldier, and a young author who has transformed hardship into a shared experience. A children's author whose work is deeply attentive to the well-being of children. Inspired by innocence, carefree spirit, and children's natural capacity to dream, she places imagination and emotion at the heart of her writing. Convinced that childhood should remain a space of gentleness and simplicity, she champions a vision of literature as a refuge conducive to reverie and awakening. Through her stories, Marion encourages children and adults alike to look at the world with sensitivity and serenity, and to preserve the essential faculty of imagination.
In a context marked by the increasing presence of screens, her work reflects a firm commitment to rekindling children's love of reading and writing. Echoing Victor Hugo's famous quote, "A child who reads will be an adult who thinks," she emphasizes the fundamental role of books in shaping the thinkers of tomorrow.
Note: A different book is planned for March 2026, "In Noah's Eyes," an inspiring story for young and old, which reminds us that no dream is impossible as long as we believe in ourselves and dare to take the plunge. The guiding principle remains the power of will.
But that's another story.
Contact the author: maloigne.marion@hotmail.fr