Children's Allergy Book Recommendations

"Chad the Allergic Chipmunk" helps children and adults learn about tree nut allergies and how to recognize an allergic reaction. "Chad" explains nut allergies in a way that parents, teachers, and children themselves can talk about allergies and understand them better. Written by the author of "Allie the Allergic Elephant" and "Cody the Allergic Cow," "Chad" is her next book discussing severe food allergies. 

The Peanut Butter Jam states it's for ages 4-8,
however the content may be too advanced for young children. I feel it's better suited for ages 7-10. It is an engaging story of an anaphylactic reaction to peanut butter in school.

Aaron's Awful Allergies
by Troon Harrison

Aaron has terrible allergies to his dog and has to find an animal suited for him. This is a sweet story geared toward ages 4-8 about pet allergies.

The Peanut Pickle
by Jessica Ureel

Young Ben is allergic to peanuts and has to learn to speak up about his allergy so that he can have just as much fun as other kids and still be safe. This book helps to educate children, parents and teachers about peanut allergy awareness. It features colorful illustrations and some hints to parents of children with peanut allergy.

This is a nice book for children just learning about their allergies. With pictures of real kids, it gives children information about what is and what is not safe to eat.

Written by a mother of a seafood allergic boy, this is the only children's book on seafood allergies. The illustrations are by a first grade classroom, and the text does cover receiving an Epi Pen shot.

Peter Can't Eat Peanuts is a delightfully written book for children with life-threatening peanut allergies. Written by a school psychologist and mother of a peanut-allergic boy, the book is written in rhymes to appeal to children of all ages. Peter's narrator takes the reader from his initial exposure to peanuts, through his learning about his allergy, to his ultimate empowerment and ability to self-advocate.

This is a great book for food allergic kids and their classmates to understand that the food allergic child is so much more than just food allergies. The inclusion of celebrities, old and young, and their accomplishments despite food allergies is a great addition.

This book isn’t perfect, but it’s a good book to purchase for your child’s elementary school library. There’s a lot of good facts that a non-food allergic student would benefit from.

Parenting a food allergic child can be a daunting task. Doing so without stress and anxiety takes practice! Help your family survive the initial diagnosis of food allergies and find a 'new' normal that every family member can enjoy. 

Food Allergies for Dummies

by Robert Wood, M.D.
and Joe Kraynak

This is a great book. There's so much knowledge passed on because Dr. Wood
not only is an allergist, but also has peanut allergies himself. He truly
gets it!

by Scott Sicherer

This book is especially good if your child has been newly diagnosed. Also, if you enjoy statistics and research, both abound in the book. Our experience has been different regarding schools and camps than what Dr. Sicherer suggests, and since he is a doctor and not a food allergic parent - take that into consideration.

This book is so good that I bought one for my mother also! Anyone who takes care of your child should have this book. It is so wonderful because it is specific. Every situation you can think of where food allergies prevail– vacation, restaurants, day care, school – is discussed in detail. Lisa’s son has peanut and tree nut allergies, and her experience in writing this book is priceless.

by Marianne S. Barber

Marianne's son has several serious food allergies. She teamed up with a pediatric allergy specialists to write this book. She details many issues relating to families whose children have severe food allergies: handling emergencies, helping your child adjust to school, traveling, and dealing with stress in the family.

by Tanya Wright

This book is great for British citizens, and for those
planning a trip to Britain. The details of the UK health system and the differing names of ingredients are very helpful.

by Michael Young

Written by Michael Young a pediatric allergist, the book explains how the peanut allergy works, how to prevent reactions and how to handle teaching your child to be wary of foods without scaring him/her.

Everything You Need to Know to Protect Yourself and Your Child
from the Most Deadly Food Allergy. Dr. Sicherer is Associate Professor of
Pediatrics at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City and a
researcher in the Jaffe Food Allergy Institute.

Dealing with Food Allergies in Babies and Children
by Janice Vickerstaff Joneja

A great book for the newly diagnosed, and written by the mother of two food allergic children. The author also has a PhD in medical microbiology and is a Registered Dietician.

Louder Than Words: A Mother's Journey in Healing Autism (Hardcover)
by Jenny McCarthy

You'll have to get over reading plenty of curse words, yet this book is a very interesting read. While we may not have the financial abilities that Ms. McCarthy does, it's uplifting to read about a mother willing to go to any lengths to get her child help.

Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders (Hardcover)
by Kenneth Bock (Author), Cameron Stauth (Author)

If we lived closer to Dr. Bock and his practice, I'd be getting an appointment! This book offers some amazing possibilities for really curing allergies and other behavior issues.

Cookbooks

by Emily, Hendrix

This cookbook is written by a Mom of a food allergic child and
the recipes are free of Milk, Eggs, Wheat, Soy, Peanuts, Tree Nuts, Fish and
Shellfish. She does use oat flour in most of the recipes, so for those of
you with celiac disease, this cookbook is probably not for you!

by Beth Kidder

A recommended book from other parents of milk allergic children.

What Else is to Eat? The Dairy-, Egg-, and Nut-Free Food Allergy Cookbook (Paperback)
by Linda Marienhoff Coss

With an emphasis on fast and easy cooking, the book includes recipes for baked goods, soups and salads, main dishes, side dishes, and breakfast foods all based almost entirely on normal, easy-to-find ingredients.

Hundreds of tasty, nutritious recipes and menus without wheat or gluten.

Delicious Egg-free Deserts from the Heart and Kitchen of a Food-Allergic Family 

Over 325 Natural Food recipes Free of All Common Food Allergens: wheat-free, milk-free, egg-free, corn-free, sugar-free, yeast-free. 

All recipes free of wheat, gluten, dairy, eggs, soy, bean flours, peanuts & tree nuts. Easily made substitutions depending on dietary allowances.

This is a great cookbook for those with multiple food allergies. All of the recipes are minus the 8 most common allergens. There are recipes great for kids, like corn dogs, while many are also for the adult tastes!

by Clare Constant (Author), Suzanne Wood (Author)

An easy-to-use restricted diet cookbook written by two English moms, with 100+delicious recipes that everyone in your family can enjoy whether it's dairy &/or wheat &/or soya and nuts that individual members have to avoid.