Top Children Books About Peanut Allergy
Peanut allergies affect 6 million children and adults in the United States. Parents have a challenge to educate
children about the dangers of peanut allergy, especially when other children eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches right next to them with no problem. That's where these books can help.
Here are several books for young children available at Amazon.com. To view more information, click on the book banner. Order as many as you want to educate your child on how to successfully deal with his or her peanut allergy. Read the books to them and help them understand how to live healthily with their peanut allergy condition. It may very well save your child's life. For your own education as a parent, make sure to review the parent books about peanut allergy to develop strategies and alternatives to help your child.
Allie the Allergic Elephant
(Paperback) by Nicole Smith, 22 pages. Reading level: Ages 4-8. Book dimensions: 8 x 10.5 inches.
Review by Linda Vogelaar, Woodmen Roberts Preschool Teacher, Colorado Springs, CO Its combination of thoughtful text and simple illustrations engages the interest and dialogue of young listeners and readers alike.
The Peanut Pickle
by Jessica Ureel, 32 pages. Reading level: ages 4-8. Book dimensions: 9.8 x 6 inches.
Young Ben is allergic to peanuts and has to learn to speak up about his allergy so that he can have just as much fun as other kids and still be safe. This book helps to educate children, parents and teachers about peanut allergy awareness. It features colorful illustrations and some hints to parents of children with peanut allergy.
Peanut Free Cafe
by Gloria Koster, 32 pages. Reading level: Ages 4-8. Book dimensions: 8.6 x 11 inches
All the students at Nutley School love peanut butter, especially Simon. For Simon, peanut butter is essential. But then new student Grant comes to school. Grant is allergic to peanut butter and can't sit near anyone eating it. Should the principal forbid peanut butter in the cafeteria? What will the students of Nutley School do if they can't have peanut butter for lunch? Simon comes up with a clever idea. The school can have a peanut-free café, but can Simon give up the food he loves the most?
The Peanut Butter Jam
by Elizabeth Sussman Nassau, 32 pages. Hardcover. level: Ages 9-12. Book dimensions: 11.2 x 8.7 inches.
Six million children and adults live in fear of eating the wrong food. This book provides a greater awareness of the impact of a peanut allergy.
Peter Can't Eat Peanuts
by Nadine O'Reilly, 24 pages. Hard cover. Reading level: Ages 4-8.
Peter Can't Eat Peanuts is a delightfully written book for children with life-threatening peanut allergies, though children with allergies of all kinds will love its content. Written by a school psychologist and mother of a peanut-allergic boy, this beautifully illustrated book that is written in rhymes to appeal to children of all ages is certain to resonate with your little ones. Peter's narrator takes the reader from his initial exposure to peanuts, through his learning about his allergy, to his ultimate empowerment and ability to self-advocate.
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