The Peanut Butter Jam

I cannot say enough about this book. I purchased this book because my niece has an allergy to peanuts. During a sleep over she wanted to share the book with her friends. Ater our reading of the book I began to realize that not one of her friends understood what it meant to have this type allergy untill the book was read to them. This was a wonderful learning experience for us all. Not only is this book informative but it has fabulous color illustrations that you absolutely do not want to miss. This book needs to be in all schools as it is certainly a learning tool. I highly reccomend that parents consider buying this book .

This book helped a friend's five year old better understand her peanut allergy. She liked the bright pictures and identified with the main character, whose allergy to peanuts made him feel alone until he learned to deal with it. I've read reader reviews, and it seems that kids either love this book or are afraid of its depiction of an anaphylactic reaction. I think a lot of the reaction may depend upon the parent, and on the way he or she presents the message. For this particular little girl, the book was wonderful. It's a gift I would give again.

This book really helped our son. I was so glad to find it given his allergy and he easily related to the child in the book. The story describes a realistic situation of a kid taking a dare and the consequences that could result. What was really great about it is that we were able to use the story as a good starting point to talk with our son about well intentioned, or not, friends and adults and what he can and should do in different situations. (It is amazing how many times we've encountered people that think, "Just one little peanut can't hurt.") We ended up giving a copy to our son's teacher who used it in his classroom.

This book clearly explaines what happens in a peanut reaction. The reaction occured because the child was teased and decides to do a peanut butter activity. So not only will this book explain what happens in a reaction, it opens discussion about teasing and the seriousness of giving in. I can't wait to share this book with my daughter's teachers and classes.

Engagingly written Elizabeth Sussman Nassau and nicely illustrated by Margot Janet Ott, The Peanut Butter Jam is a very special picturebook for young readers that not only tells an interesting story, but also educates them about the very real and sometimes dangerous problem of food allergies. Foods such as peanuts and peanut butter, among others, can cause a potentially life-threatening reaction to people with severe allergies, as this story of a young boy who gets teased by friends who don't understand demonstrates. A warm and instructive book, The Peanut Butter Jam is very highly recommended reading -- especially for young people who have food allergies or friends with food allergies to such common edibles as soy products, eggs, milk, wheat, fish, etc.