Koster, Gloria. The Peanut-Free Cafe'. Illinois: Albert Whitman & Company, 2006.
The Peanut-Free Café is a book that exposes readers to the severity of peanut allergies. This book is cute in its method; the pictures and book are very bright with neon colors and amusing illustrations. One of the most appeasing things is the multicultural aspect of the book, the characters all very in ethnicity and the “Nutley Elementary School” overall is portrayed as a diverse environment. The uniqueness of the students vary, some of the students wear glasses, have arm cast, braces, are in wheel chairs in addition to many other noticeable differences. The storyline of the book focuses on Grant, a new student at Nutley elementary who has peanut allergies. The trend in his new school is peanut better and Jelly sandwiches for lunch. All of the students love PB&J and can’t see school without it. This poses a problem with for Grant’s allergies; all of the students have to ultimately give up their love for PB&J in order to keep Grant safe. Grant was isolated initially during lunch however, this soon changed and the student’s embraced him and his allergies. This book is a great resource to promote inclusion, multiculturalism and an example of successful ways to overcome differences. This book is one that can be read for pure leisure by any age group and still develop a lot of knowledge regarding disabilities. The author of this book was “informed” on the topic of peanut allergies. At the end of the book she provided an excerpt on information regarding peanut allergies from and associate professor of pediatrics at the food and allergy institute. I would recommend this book to teachers, children, and families.
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