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

Nicole Smith , Maggie Nichols
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (43 customer reviews)

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Book Description

August 1, 2006
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.

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Editorial Reviews

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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

As a preschool nurse, I found this book to be a wonderful educational tool for young children and their siblings. --Kathy McGee, R.N., B.S.N., 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 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.
She is the author 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.
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.
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.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 22 pages
  • Publisher: Allergic Child Publishing Group; 3rd edition (August 1, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1586280538
  • ISBN-13: 978-1586280536
  • Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (43 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #88,937 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

It has helped her to understand and remember her peanut allergy! R. Harvey  |  18 reviewers made a similar statement
My son is 3 years old and he loves this book! MC  |  9 reviewers made a similar statement
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
30 of 30 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for kids with and without food allergies January 14, 2001
Format: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.
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31 of 33 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Bad lessons for children! September 2, 2011
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
As a mother of 2 little girls with severe peanut and tree nut allergies, I thought this book would be perfect to bring to school to help teach her class about food allergies. I have to say that I am surprised that the author, who has a severely allergic son of her own, was so irresponsible in how she wrote this book. The book repeatedly explains how Allie wants to eat peanuts so badly and be like the other elephants who ALL eat peanuts. It says how her friends all feel so bad for her. This isn't the attitude I want to enforce in my girls or their friends. The worst part of the book is that there are pages dedicated to showing the types of reactions Allie can have with funny illustrations with "Oh no... Allie is having hives from the peanuts! Do you want to see Allie get hives?" Only after 5 similar pages of reactions does it say... "Or would you rather see Allie stay healthy and happy?" It's really ridiculous and irresponsible to give children a reason to wonder what reactions look like and if they'd like to watch a friend go through them! Allie is shown refusing peanuts from a friend but only asking if there's peanuts in other foods. Children must be taught to never take food from friends when the suffer severe food allergies, not just ask another 5 year old if there's peanuts! The book even ends with "Allie just wants to be a normal elephant..." Um, my daughters are normal, they just deal with a food allergy. How can a mom of a severely allergic child think this book sends a great message? Wow. I most certainly won't be reading it to my daughter's class! I DO however recommend "Food Allergies and Me" by Juniper Skinner which I ordered at the same time as this book. It truly has all the right lessons and sends the right messages to allergic children and their friends!
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Librarians loved it! March 24, 2003
Format: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.

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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars best allergy book
We bought this for our 4yr old daughter who has food allergies! She loves this book!!!! We have read it MANY times!!!! Read more
Published 3 months ago by Christopher
5.0 out of 5 stars Great for kids
Niece has BAD nut allergies and her parents loved having this book to help explain to her why she can't eat everything.
Published 4 months ago by Griffin-DC
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book
It is a really good book for kids with a peanut allergy. It helps them understand that even if they really want to eat something, they shouldn't because of the consequences. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Mike Martin
1.0 out of 5 stars Beware! Wrong Message!!
I purchased this book when my son was 2 to try to educate him more about his life-threating food allergies. I wish I had read the reviews before I purchased the book. Read more
Published 7 months ago by AllergicParent
1.0 out of 5 stars Um, there are better books out there...
This book didn't even make it in front of our daughter. The message is just so wrong, the pictures of swollen lips etc were completely unnecessary, and I presume the answers to the... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Mrs Paul
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book
When my son turned 3 we decided it was time to start talking to him about his food allergies so he could start understanting what it was and how to deal with them. Read more
Published 12 months ago by April Buckminster
4.0 out of 5 stars Allie the allergic Elephant could be better
I ordered this for my granddaughter who is highly allergic, not only to peanuts,but milk and many other foods. That is the problem. Read more
Published 15 months ago by preschoolteacher
4.0 out of 5 stars Allie the Allergic Elephant
This was another good buy to help educate my preschooler about his food allergy. This book will also be donated to school to help others learn about food allergies.
Published 16 months ago by MommaTan
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for pre-school and kindergarten
The book was the perfect book to have my show bring to pre-school for show and tell, or for book sharing time. Read more
Published on February 2, 2011 by MomofFour
4.0 out of 5 stars did the job
My daughter is 2 and we found out she is allergic to peanuts. I didn't really know how to explain it to her, so I bought this book to help. Read more
Published on November 23, 2010 by rubyru's mom
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