*UPDATED FOR 2024
Children’s Books Discussing Food Allergies
With the rise in food allergies, especially among children, a growing number of authors are including food allergy themes in children’s books. Children can read stories about other kids, or animals in some cases, who navigate play dates, parties, and school with peanut, dairy, or multiple allergies. These books are fun to read with your food-allergic child, and these stories have a theme of inclusion and compassion that is 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, don’t hesitate to get in touch with us!
*As a food allergy family, we love making helpful lists. From time to time, these posts may contain affiliate links to help support the blog.
Multiple & Other Common Allergies
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- Aidan the Wonder Kid Who Could Not Be Stopped: A Food Allergy and Intolerance Story
- Allergic Like Me
- Big Brave Voice: Advice For Children Living With Food Allergies
- The BugaBees: Friends with Food Allergies
- The Bugy Bops: Friends for All Time
- Blue The Monkey Who Was Allergic to Bananas
- Can You?
- Daniel Has An Allergy?
- Daisy’s Day With Food Allergies
- DJ’s Allergies
- Emmy’s Eczema
- Food Allergies and Me
- How To Start A Food Free Fun Club
- HumFree The Bee That Has A Food Allergy
- I Can’t Have That, I have Food Allergies
- Itchy Pig
- James And The Big Battle: A Children’s Book about Food Allergies
- Joey Panda And His Allergy Save the Day
- Mangos For Max
- Miriam’s Teal Pumpkin
- My Immune System Needs Glasses
- My Perfect Cupcake
- 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
- Taking Food Allergies To School
- Trade or Treat Halloween
- What Treat Can Ruben Eat?
- Why Can’t I Have a Cupcake?
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
- Nut Free Squirrel
- 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 and Music
- PBS KIDS: All About Allergies
- Food Allergies Rock – Kyle Dine
- Kyle Dine & Friends – Allergy Awareness with Songs, Puppets, & Games
- You Must Be Nuts – Kyle Dine
