My Life with a Food Allergy

by Mari Schuh, Ana Sebastian (Contributor)

Meet Hudson! He likes music and skateboarding. He also has a food allergy. Hudson is real and so are his experiences. Learn about his life in this illustrated narrative nonfiction picture book for elementary students. Kids are naturally curious about differences. Hudson sheds light on his life, with the help of experienced children's author Mari Schuh. Hudson is not defined by his tree nut allergy, but he has to be very careful about what he eats. Let Hudson tell you a little about his life. Colorful, realistic illustrations and a dyslexic friendly font promote accessibility. Includes tips for kids about eating with someone who has a food allergy.

Genres: Picture Books, Nonfiction

24 pages, Library Binding

Published July 15, 2022

About the author

Mari Schuh is the author of hundreds of nonfiction books for beginning readers, covering topics from tomatoes to tornadoes. She lives in the Midwest with her husband and their sassy house rabbit. Learn more about her at marischuh.com.

Reviews

[Emilee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love that we're making books like this now for children!! Very demure, very mindful. I picked this up just out of curiosity and plan to look at others, I definitely see myself learning form these books as well.

[Isabelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

I came across this looking for ebooks on Libby (that's how I've read my last few books - I forgot to pack my kindle lol) -- I thought it was sorted by popularity, but this book does not seem very popular here on Goodreads, huh.

The information in this book was detailed and to the best of my knowledge (as someone with food allergies) accurate. I especially liked the page where Hudson asked for a new scooper and tub at an ice cream parlor to avoid cross-contamination, as well as the page where he does not eat cupcakes at a classmate's birthday party and has his own treat packed. Those were encouraging to me. I also liked the careful wording of "some reactions are mild... some are dangerous", as it is a common misconception that the strength of the reaction is dependent on the person and always the same.

I hope this book becomes widely available in libraries and classrooms for all children with food allergies to read.

[Zan Porter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Meet Hudson! He likes music and skateboarding. He also has a food allergy. Hudson is real and so are his experiences. Learn about his life in this illustrated narrative nonfiction picture book for elementary students. Kids are naturally curious about differences. Hudson sheds light on his life, with the help of experienced children's author Mari Schuh. Hudson is not defined by his tree nut allergy, but he has to be very careful about what he eats. Let Hudson tell you a little about his life. Colorful, realistic illustrations and a dyslexic-friendly font promote accessibility. Includes tips for kids about eating with someone who has a food allergy."-- Provided by publisher.

[Dove Tupper · Rating 5 out of 5]

I appreciated that this book had easy-to-interpret illustrations that related to the topic of food allergies. The imagery was simple, and easy to understand, but also detailed & labeled so the reader could make connections. Since food is such an important part of our daily lives I think being aware of these possibilities is good for all youth readers. The book also provides hope in the sense that there are ways to be happy & live a fulfilled life while also being cautious when it comes to the food you eat. Ending the book with helpful words is a great addition & is useful for retaining information that was read-aloud & learned in the story.

[Hannah]

very informational, not rating because i'm not the audience and i had to read for work.

[Cheyenne · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this because my nephew has a food allergy. It was good for explaining more serious food allergies for kids.

[Ares · Rating 5 out of 5]

Simple. Just give you some insight related people with food allergy.

[Gail · Rating 4 out of 5]

Picture book talking about food allergies. Clear information for kids that may wonder about this topic for themselves or friends that have food allergies.

[Birdie]

I’m crying actually thanks for asking