The Girl who cannot eat peanut butter - review and giveaway

Allergies are so common now, at my daughter’s school it is nut, egg and fish free. It can be hard to explain to kids why they can’t bring their favourites to school sometimes and The girl who cannot eat peanut butter book is a great read for kids. Whether they have an allergy or not, the book really reaches out to them.

 It’s about a girl named Sam, who is allergic to peanuts. It explains how all the kids in the class are different in many ways, and why Sam can’t be around peanuts and a bit of what would happen to her. It even explains how she found out she was allergic, which I know is a question my kiddo has asked.

The book is very easy for kids to understand, and I love the section that explains all the other yummy options Sam can bring to school instead of peanut butter. It even acknowledges that Sam does get sad when she can’t have certain items, but really helps kids focus on how everyone is different and that’s how the world is.

The book is written by local author Sharon Chisvin who has a daughter with a peanut allergy, and illustrated by Carol Leszcz who also has kids with food allergies.

You can buy the book on their website – I’m a big fan of buying books for the classroom or library and this one will really hit home with all the kids. Either they themselves have an allergy, or a sibling, friend, cousin or most likely a classmate.

One lucky person will be winning a copy of The girl who cannot eat peanut butter – here’s how to enter:

1 – comment with why you’d want to win this, for you, the school, etc.

2 – Tweet or post the link to this giveaway on your facebook and comment that you did so

3 – Like them on facebook

Make sure to comment seperately for each entry – giveaway open to all Canadians and will end Friday the 25th at noon – good luck everyone!