| View Larger Image | The Princess and the Peanut Allergy | Hardcoverby Wendy McClure (Author), Tammie Lyon (Illustrator)
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| | Binding: | Hardcover | | Publisher: | Albert Whitman & Company | | Page Count: | 32 Pages | | Publication Date: | March 01, 2009 | | Sales Rank: | 271,702st |
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Regina and her mom are busy preparing for her birthday party. It’s going to be a princess party with the perfect cake that looks like a castle and has ice cream cone towers. Regina is inviting all the girls in her class, including her best friend, Paula. Paula is excited, too, until she finds out about the cake. It will have nutty fudge brownies and peanut butter candies. Paula can’t eat that cake—she can’t go anywhere near that cake—because she has a peanut allergy. Regina really wants her cake, and she and Paula fight about it. That afternoon they both go home mad. But that night, after Regina reads her favorite story, "The Princess and the Pea," she thinks more about her friend and the cake. The next morning she has a great plan that will please everyone. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 4 reviews)
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Regina's scrumdiddlyumptious cake almost ended her friendship ... "I CAN'T EAT PEANUTS!" by D. Fowler (Vermont)  5 Stars
October 16, 2009
Regina was all excited because her birthday was just around the corner and every girl in her class was invited. Her best friend Paula was almost as excited as she was. Her mother had already taken her to the Buttery Bakery to pick out her cake and it was going to be the most scrumdiddlyumptious cake you ever did taste. At school Regina was discussing her party with Paula saying, "My party's going to be a princess party." Of course they both LOVED to play princess and this would be a great party. Regina later said they were going to play Space Dragons and all the girls gave that idea a thumbs up.
By the time Wednesday rolled around the excitement level was very high until Regina started telling Paula about that scrumdiddlyumptious cake the Buttery Bakery was going to make for her party. "At my princess party, we're going to have a fabulous castle cake made with great big brownie bricks and ice cream cone and candy towers." All of a sudden Paula's eyes widened and she started to look upset as she asked what kind of brownies they were going to use. When Regina said they were "Peanut Butter Bunny Boogaloos," Paula really panicked. "I have a peanut allergy. I CAN'T EAT PEANUTS!" This princess party was quickly turning into a nightmare. It was Regina's party and she wasn't about to change her cake. The girls began to argue . . . were peanuts going to come between their friendship?
Peanut allergies can be life threatening and because the problem cannot be seen some children do not believe it is an issue. The storyline is quite smooth and "discusses" the problem without making it sound dire, but does indicate that it is a serious problem and princesses must take it seriously. The huffiness and spat the girls have is realistic and very well done. The artwork is bright, colorful and adds nicely to the princess effect. In the back of the book is a note about peanut allergies from a Jaffe Food Allergy Institute physician. This would be an excellent read and discuss book in circle or storytime in the library or classroom setting.
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simple, sweet, and thought provoking by mama and the Y-chromosomes  4 Stars
August 24, 2009
I've read a lot of special needs kids' books, and they all too often fall into the trap avoided by the Princess and the Peanut Allergy: too saccharine, or too simple. By focusing on the social ramifications of food allergy, the author doesn't try to prove that food allergy is real, but rather presents it as a fact: peanuts make the character sick. And that takes the story to the real challenge of food allergy, which is how to be a friend to a food allergic kid, in a food saturated culture. And, how to be a food allergic kid, and still have friends.
Food is everywhere! And this book poses the question: do you need to give up food, especially special, celebratory food, in order to have an allergic friend? In order to have allergies?
I was pleased that the answer was, simply, no. And that the story left my 1st grade son thoughtful - and asking questions.
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Great to help kids understand food allergies by susanne 5 Stars
July 07, 2009
The book analagizes a tiny bit of peanut to a little tiny pea under a princesses bed in "the princess in the pea"-- helps kids to understand that even a tiny little bit can hurt. Also addresses some social problems kids might have regarding allergies. Really a sweet story that my two year old non-allergic girl loves even more than my four year old with allergies. I think it would be great for older children as well.
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Good Twist to Further Understanding of a Difficult Problem by Mary Anne Beier (Ossining, NY) 4 Stars
June 16, 2009
This book delivers a good story without being preachy about the difficulties of peanut allergies. The Princess and the Pea analogy works, and makes sense. As a result, Regina comes to her own conclusions about how her choice of birthday cake will affect her friend's health and ultimately their friendship. A great book to use with "The Peanut-Free Cafe."
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