Synopsis of the Story
Allie has wonderful people in her life. Many of the people in her life like to eat peanuts. Unfortunately, peanuts make Allie very sick because she is allergic to them. Because of her peanut allergy, Allie wears a special bracelet and eats at a special table at school. Allie's friends feel bad that she can't eat peanuts and really would like to share. But if she eats peanuts, she gets hives, swollen lips, red eyes, an itchy nose, and a cough. Instead of eating peanuts, Allie wants to stay healthy. She tells her friends, "No thank you" when they offer her peanuts. She has many other things she can eat instead.
My Commentary
I absolutely adored this book! This is the first book that I have reviewed that I think is acceptable for children as young as two. It is written on a very simple level that helps any peanut allergic child understand their allergy without feeling like they have something very scary.
The book has pictures that are not scary (unlike "The Peanut Butter Jam"). I think it really hits the balance of being a cute, entertaining story for a young child while also imparting the life-saving information their young minds need to understand.
One thing I particularly appreciated about the book is that it even gives a little cross contamination education at the end. In fact, it mentions plain M&M's as being somewhere peanuts can hide. How many adults need this information?
This book is excellent for any young child. It would be great to send to school as a book for the teacher to read to the class. I would not use the book, however, as the only source of education for an adult as it gives no mention of the life-threatening nature of peanut allergy. (This would be too intense for a book for young children but it is something every adult in your PA kid's life needs to fully understand).
While I will continue to review many of the other PA books on the market, I have a feeling this one will be at the top of my list of favorites for a long time. It really is the textbook on PA to help educate young kids.
Allie has wonderful people in her life. Many of the people in her life like to eat peanuts. Unfortunately, peanuts make Allie very sick because she is allergic to them. Because of her peanut allergy, Allie wears a special bracelet and eats at a special table at school. Allie's friends feel bad that she can't eat peanuts and really would like to share. But if she eats peanuts, she gets hives, swollen lips, red eyes, an itchy nose, and a cough. Instead of eating peanuts, Allie wants to stay healthy. She tells her friends, "No thank you" when they offer her peanuts. She has many other things she can eat instead.
My Commentary
I absolutely adored this book! This is the first book that I have reviewed that I think is acceptable for children as young as two. It is written on a very simple level that helps any peanut allergic child understand their allergy without feeling like they have something very scary.
The book has pictures that are not scary (unlike "The Peanut Butter Jam"). I think it really hits the balance of being a cute, entertaining story for a young child while also imparting the life-saving information their young minds need to understand.
One thing I particularly appreciated about the book is that it even gives a little cross contamination education at the end. In fact, it mentions plain M&M's as being somewhere peanuts can hide. How many adults need this information?
This book is excellent for any young child. It would be great to send to school as a book for the teacher to read to the class. I would not use the book, however, as the only source of education for an adult as it gives no mention of the life-threatening nature of peanut allergy. (This would be too intense for a book for young children but it is something every adult in your PA kid's life needs to fully understand).
While I will continue to review many of the other PA books on the market, I have a feeling this one will be at the top of my list of favorites for a long time. It really is the textbook on PA to help educate young kids.
1 comments:
This is a wonderful book!! My son's preschool teacher borrowed it and read it to the preschool class. It was perfect and my son loved having his book read to everyone.
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