Allie the Allergic Elephant : A Children's Story of Peanut Allergies [Paperback]

Nicole S. Smith (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 1999

"Allie the Allergic Elephant" helps children learn about food allergies and how to be a good friend when you can't share snacks. "Allie" explains peanut allergies in a way that parents, teachers, and children themselves can talk about allergies and understand them better.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Allie" is lovingly written and illustrated. This story can help your children, their friends, and teachers learn about peanut allergies. -- Bonnie Baswell, M.D., Allergist, Colorado Springs, CO

Its combination of thoughtful text and simple illustrations engages the interest and dialogue of young listeners and readers alike. -- Linda Vogelaar, Woodmen Roberts Preschool Teacher, Colorado Springs, CO

About the Author

Nicole S. Smith, the author, is a concerned mother with a preschool aged son who has severe peanut allergies. She is active in many civic and non-profit organizations within her community.

Product Details

• Paperback: 22 pages
• Publisher: Jungle Communications Inc (August 1, 1999)
• ISBN-10: 1586280503
• ISBN-13: 978-1586280505
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 7.6 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,363,901 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Nicole Smith is the author of "Allie the Allergic Elephant: A Children's Story of Peanut Allergies" and "Cody the Allergic Cow: A Children's Story of Milk Allergies" and "Chad the Allergic Chipmunk: A Children's Story of Nut Allergies." She became interested in writing a children's book on peanut allergies after discovering her son, Morgan, has life threatening peanut allergies.

Her books on milk and nut allergies followed, and she has several other books in the planning stages.

She is the Founder of the Web site, Allergicchild.com, supporting families and communities dealing with severe food allergies.

Nicole was raised on several military bases, but has called Colorado Springs home for many years. She graduated from George Washington University in Washington, D. C. and went on to work in the field of finance for several years.

She and her husband, Bob, own Allergic Child Publishing Group, the publishing company for "Allie," "Cody" and "Chad."

Nicole has served as Treasurer for the non-profit organization, Kids With Food Allergies, Inc. and has helped school districts across the United States manage food allergies and create safe environments for food allergic children.

In Colorado, Nicole was the driving force to get Senate Bill 09-226 introduced and passed into law requiring all school districts to have a policy to keep food allergic children safe at school. Two years of meeting with senators, representatives and board members of the department of education culminated in the bill being signed into law by Governor Bill Ritter during Food Allergy Awareness Week in 2009.

Nicole is currently serving on the Food Allergy Initiative (FAI) Advocacy Steering Committee to help build a strong nationwide presence for the food allergy community in the public policy arena, and to actively seek to increase federal funding for food allergy research. Additionally, she participates in the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) Support Group Advisory Council.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for kids with and without food allergies, January 14, 2001

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Julie J. (Colorado Springs, Colorado United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Allie the Allergic Elephant : A Children's Story of Peanut Allergies (Paperback)

This is a great book for explaining food allergies to all children. My children do not have food allergies but this book did a wonderful job of explaining how serious they can be! My three-year-old was able to grasp the concept that some foods can make other children sick and should not be shared. And my seven-year-old was surprised to learn all the foods which "hide" peanuts. In addition to being educational, this is an enjoyable and humorous book that my youngest child chooses at bedtime again and again.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Librarians loved it!, March 24, 2003

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Eve Nuti (Overland Park, KS USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Allie the Allergic Elephant: A Children's Story of Peanut Allergies (Paperback)

I bought the first edition for my nephew with a peanut allergy. He enjoyed it because it addressed his difficulty in explaining his allergy to his classmates.

I bought 2 copies of the second edition and donated them to elementary schools where I volunteer in the library. Both librarians were excited to receive the book and were anxious to read it to their students. One librarian took the book immediately to the Kindergarten teacher because a student had arrived that day with a peanut allergy.

I like the book because it explains how an allergic child must be "excluded" when it pertains to peanuts, but wants to be "included" in everything else. I can't wait for the author to write more books about other allergies.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars From a kid whose been there, done that, May 22, 2003

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Allie the Allergic Elephant : A Children's Story of Peanut Allergies (Paperback)

awesome book! zeroes in on the key parts of having an allergy! great book to read to little kids. I personally have a life threatening allergy to peanuts and all tree nuts. thank you for your time.