Review of "The Princess and the Peanut Allergy"

When I heard a new children's peanut allergy book was recently released, I knew I had to read it. Never mind the fact I have two boys and the book is about princesses! But don't all girls have a little "wanna be a princess" in them?

Synopsis of the Story

Regina's princess birthday party is coming up and she has found the perfect cake: a castle cake complete with peanut butter brownie bricks. Regina couldn't wait! She excitedly told her friend Paula.

But Paula wasn't nearly as excited. Paula has a peanut allergy and is very upset about the cake. When she tells Regina how sick peanuts make her, Regina tells Paula she can't come to her party.

Both Regina and Paula are very upset. But, the more Regina thinks about it, the more she realizes Paula attending her party is more important the peanut-filled castle bricks.

Regina calls Paula to tell her she will have a peanut free cake so that Paula can come to the party. Regina orders the special "peanutless" cake herself.

In the end, the two princesses have a wonderful time at the party despite the previous conflict. Regina also comes away with an understanding of how serious a peanut allergy can be.

Analysis

This was a great book that any little girl would enjoy. I think even a child who does not have a peanut allergy would enjoy this book. The art work and story are very well done.

The point of any good children's food allergy book is to educate the non-allergic clearly about food allergies. This book certainly fits the bill. It also will be entertaining for a peanut allergic child, while making them feel connected one of the characters.

The only minor problem I had with this book was the fact that they order the "peanut free" cake from a bakery with special instructions to leave the peanuts out. We do not allow Tyler to eat anything from a bakery.

For the sake of this book, we can just assume this was a dedicated nut free bakery. In addition, this one minor issue can easily bring up a discussion with your peanut allergic child.

I highly recommend this book to any young girl with a peanut allergy.

A great companion to this book would be "The Peanut Free Cafe" that I reviewed here.

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