Dada Takes a Trip
Published on 24. February 2026
Book
Hardback
26 pages
979-8-9936010-0-7 (ISBN)
Description
Your toddler is asking the question that breaks your heart: "When will you come back?"
Dada Takes a Trip transforms goodbyes into gentle reassurance. Through soothing rhyme and warm illustrations, young children discover that love stays close-even when grown-ups have to leave.
A dad packs his bags but never packs away his love. A child learns that goodbyes are just pauses, not endings. With lyrical verses and expressive illustrations, this book gives families the words they need for hard moments-whether that moment comes at an airport, a doorway, or bedtime when the missing feels biggest.
Written for families navigating work travel, business trips, military deployment, overnight separations, and the quiet ache of bedtime anxiety, Dada Takes a Trip meets toddlers exactly where they are and gently guides them toward comfort and trust.
Ages 1-4 | Perfect for bedtime reading, airport goodbyes, Father's Day, and any family with a traveling parent.
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Person
After spending his career as a police officer, a Special Agent for the U.S. Secret Service and, more recently, a Supervisory Special Agent, Cory Allen realized he had some compelling tales to share. His first book, an emotional, ground-breaking memoir titled Breaking Free: A Saga of Self-Discovery by a Gay Secret Service Agent was released in 2023 to great acclaim. Cory wrote his newest work, an illustrated children's book called Dada Takes a Trip (releasing February 2026), to help children and adults navigate the difficult and complicated feelings experienced when a parent leaves home on a work trip. Dada Takes a Trip is published by Cory's latest venture, his own publishing company: Cory Allen Books.