During our local Food Allergy and Asthma Education Group’s annual Halloween bash, this new book was raffled off: The Princess and the Peanut; A Royal Allergic Fairytale by Sue Ganz-Schmitt and Illustrated by Michah Chambers-Goldberg. It caught my eye so off to Amazon my fingertips ran! This new favorite book has bumped out our evening National Geographic reading! I simply love this book and want to buy it for every child I know. Why? For a few simple reasons…
- The story is charming, funny and well written (after her food allergic reaction, the Princess is skin tested for the eight major allergens plus, three blind mice, witches and dragons)
- The illustrations are interesting and rich with color and story (check out the page with the How to Solve Village squabbles and Jousting for Fun and Profit)
- The medical aspect is accurate (immediate dispensing of ephinephrine, observation, allergy testing and adjustments made to the royal kitchen)
- At the end of the book, there are two wonderful pages offering food allergy basics and definitions
- The Official Royal Allergic website and the author are both really nifty too-check out what she does-she is an amazing lady.
- My eight year old daughter loves and it has brought it to school to share where the kids are enjoying it too!
Thank you Sue Ganz-Schmitt and Michah Chambers-Goldberg for providing a useful tool for Food Allergy Education!
You are my rock stars today!
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One of the hardest things I find about managing both life threatening food allergies and asthma is talking to others. I hate to be the one that might be perceived as demanding, pushing or for asking too much. What I now know, fourteen years later, is that honest, clear information presented with kindness works!..
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