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The Peanut Pickle: A Story About Peanut Allergy

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The Peanut Pickle is a great book for young children who have peanut allergy, as well as their friends, neighbors and classmates. It tells the story of 6-year-old peanut-allergic Ben, who can't eat - or touch - peanuts or peanut butter without suffering a severe allergic reaction. Readers learn about the precautions Ben needs to take to keep himself safe in common social situations (including birthday parties, playdates, classroom celebrations, family get-togethers and more). Just as important, readers also see that Ben is a happy, friendly, likeable child just like other children - who just happens to be allergic to peanuts.

An estimated 1% of the U.S. population is allergic to peanuts and/or tree nuts. The Peanut Pickle: A Story About Peanut Allergy combines the gifted storytelling of Jessica Ureel (the parent of a child with a severe peanut allergy) with the charming color illustrations of Elizabeth Brazeal. It tells the story of a young boy who is allergic to peanuts. Peanut allergy is a very serious condition; not only must he avoid eating peanuts or any food with peanut ingredients, but he cannot even touch peanuts or he will swell up with hives and become very sick. For this reason he cannot be around other kids if they have sticky peanut butter on their face, or are eating snacks with peanuts. He knows he must not eat food unless it has an ingredient label that adults have checked. It is important for him to speak up and tell others he has a peanut allergy. "My peanut allergy is a part of me. It goes with me wherever I go. And that's okay. People who care about me want me to stay safe and healthy. I care about myself, too." The Peanut Pickle describes many situations in which a potentially life-threatening exposure to peanuts can and must be avoided by speaking up, finding alternative foods, or even alternative activities. A final page offers rules for kids with peanut allergy and their parents to follow, such as "Carry your Epi-Pen with you at all times" and "Do not eat food if you don't know what's in it". An absolute must-have for families with a youngster who is allergic to peanuts, and a useful educational resource for teaching all children about food allergies.

My four year old is severely allergic to peanuts. He understands his allergy, wears his MedAlert bracelet and knows to ask about ingredients if I am not around, but I think that he sometimes feels a bit different/left out.

We read this book, and he said - "Mommy, Where did you find a book about me??" He asked that I re-read it 3 times!

We brought the book into his daycare center (per his request) and he told his teachers that we had brought in a book "About Me and My Allergy" and that he wanted to share it with his class so that they understood that he is "just like them except for the peanuts".

A few days after the teacher read the book to the class, I had other parents tell me that their children were talking about the book and asking them questions about how to keem my son from getting sick again.

What a great book - I recommend it to everyone.

I thought this book was absolutely fabulous. Having a toddler with the peanut allergy can be very frightening. The book actually goes through different scenarios that can be dangerous for kids with peanut allergies. It teaches kids, AND ADULTS, how to take precautions, in a cute, likable manner. I think I learned as much as my daughter, who absolutely loves this book. It made a great addition to the library at her Pre-School, as many kids enjoy it, even those without the Peanut Allergy. It helped us tremendously. WELL WORTH THE PURCHASE. Even if you have an older child with a newly diagnosed nut allergy, I would recommend purchasing it just to learn about cross-contact risks.

This is the story of a six year old boy called Ben and how he copes in various situations with his peanut allergy. Of all the books I have read on this subject, this one was my favorite. It is very thorough. Dealing with all of the ways peanuts or products containing nut traces may be offered to a child by well meaning adults or friends. The information is given is excellent and nothing is left out. My five year old loved it as it showed her how to say no. It describes other safe foods that a peanut allergic child can eat so it has a very upbeat and positive message for the allergic child. I often allow her friends to borrow a copy as an indirect way of informing their parents of my daughters dietary restrictions. It is a fun way to get life saving information across to caregivers and friends. Suitable for children aged four and up. There are more basic books on the market for younger children.

This is a great book for children to share with friends and family. Puts things into perspective for everyone. Thank you so much for writing this book. Awesome job! Great pictures too. We love this book. My son takes his book everywhere and wants to read to everyone. He is only 3.

This childrens book illustrates a variety of typical situations that a peanut-allergic child might come across in his daily life. That in itself was helpful to my family, but we also liked the way the boy handles the situations. Hopefully, it gives my child an example of what he needs to say to people when he finds himself in a "peanut pickle". I also want our family and close friends to read this short book to help them understand the situations my child needs to avoid.

I just purchased this book for my 2 year old. She had a basic idea that she could not eat peanuts before. This book reenforced what we have been trying to teach her. It gives great examples on situations that may happen and how to handle them. To talk about it and not be afraid to discuss her allergy. I would recommend this book to anyone - including those without an allergy. I think that there are so many people out there who do not understand an anaphalatic allergy. This book gives you a basic idea that is simple enough for a 2 year old or a 40 year old. People need to understand it.