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.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Not at all what I expected:
I returned this book. I was trying to find a peanut allergy book to give to the children in my daughter's class, to help them (and their parents) better understand why she needs to be so careful about peanut butter, etc. I didn't like this book for two reasons: 1. It has pictures of the elephant turning red and choking, and 2. It says things someting like the elephant's classmates felt sorry for Allie because she couldn't have peanuts. I think there are much better books out there for the purpose of... more info
Dangerous to your child:
There's a big need for books that help young children understand food allergies, both their own and those of their classmates. Unfortunately this is not that book. My gravest concern about this book is the five pages in the middle of the book that begin with "Oh no... Allie is having hives from the peanuts! Do you want to see Allie get hives?". This refrain is repeated for the symptoms "swelled lips", "red eyes", "itchy nose", and "coughing". Put that way, it would not be unreasonable for a curious... more info
Great book for an allergic toddler:
Love the book. Nice pictures, enjoyable to read, but most importantly - the message got across to my son about the peanuts. Since it is a cute book, we can read it over and over and the message gets reinforced. I'd recommend it for sure.
Great for kids just diagnosed with peanut allergy:
It's a tough and confusing time for kids. This book is excellent in helping them to understand the seriousness of this allergy, but at the same time help them to realize they are still "regular" (wonderful!) kids. This is important when all of a sudden they have to sit at "special" lunch tables, bring special snacks to parties and play dates, etc...
