*UPDATED FOR 2021
Children’s Books Discussing Food Allergies
With the rise in food allergies, especially among children, there is also a growing number of authors including food allergy themes in children’s books. Children can read stories about other kids – or bugs or monkeys in some cases – navigate play dates, parties, and school with peanut, dairy, or multiple allergies. Not only are these books fun to read with your food allergic child but these stories have a theme of inclusion and compassion wonderful to share with friends and classmates.
Check out some of the food allergy themed books, and movies, below. Many of these were written by food allergy parents and a few of them give back to different food allergy research groups upon purchase.
Food Allergy Awareness Week Ideas
- Consider donating one or two to your local or school library
- Bring a book to your child’s class to read aloud
- Offer to read one at a library storytime
Children’s Food Allergy Books
Some of these are in our home library, some we found at our local library and others we have not read yet. We love finding new allergy books to add to this list. If you know of other children’s food allergy books please contact us!
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Multiple & Other Common Allergies
- Allergic Like Me
- The BugaBees: Friends with Food Allergies
- The Bugy Bops: Friends for All Time
- Blue The Monkey Who Was Allergic to Bananas
- DJ’s Allergies
- Food Allergies and Me
- HumFree The Bee That Has A Food Allergy
- James And The Big Battle: A Children’s Book about Food Allergies
- Joey Panda And His Allergy Save the Day
- Mangos For Max
- The No Biggie Bunch Everyday Cool with Food Allergies
- No Lobster: A Story Of A Child With A Severe Seafood Allergy
- Oscar’s Lunchbox
- Sports-Tastic Birthday Party
- Trade or Treat Halloween
- What Treat Can Ruben Eat?
- Itchy Pig
- Why Can’t I Have a Cupcake?
- Daniel Has An Allergy?
- Aidan the Wonder Kid Who Could Not Be Stopped: A Food Allergy and Intolerance Story
- Daisy’s Day With Food Allergies
- Emmy’s Eczema
- My Immune System Needs Glasses
Dairy Specific Allergies
- A Moose Named Chocolate
- Cody The Allergic Cow
- Dairy-Free Dino-Licious Dig
- Horace and Morris Say Cheese Which Makes Dolores Sneeze!)
Nut Specific Allergies
- Allie the Allergic Elephant
- Chad the Allergic Chipmunk
- The Day I Met Nuts
- Food Fight Knight
- Jude the Dude: The Peanut Allergy Kid
- No Nuts For Nutty
- No Peanuts For Santa
- No Peanuts For Pete
- Nutley the Nut Free Squirrel
- The Peanut Butter Jam
- Peanut Free Cafe
- Peanut Free Tea for Three
- The Peanut Pickle: A Story About Peanut Allergy
- Pearl The Squirrel
- The Pesky Peanut
- The Princess And The Peanut Allergy
Pet Allergies
Movies: Food Allergy DVDs
Check Out Our List of Non-Food Halloween Treats