I finally managed to pry The Very Non-Dairy Christmas out of my children's hands long enough to write a review. This book has been on heavy rotation in our house since it arrived here several weeks ago. A Christmas book! About dairy allergies! Clearly this was written for us.
After the first two readings (one right after the other), Katherine kept saying, "Santa is just like me! He can't have dairy--just like me!" Eli loved the cartoon-y drawings, especially the ones of "Ho ho ho" (Santa). While we have read books about other allergies, this is our first dairy-only book, which Katherine loves. And the fact that it's about Santa is the icing on the dairy-free cake.
Writing fiction about medical issues--such as food allergies--in a natural way can be a challenge. To Scott's and my ears, some of the explanatory dialogue sounded a bit forced, but our children haven't been bothered by it at all.
I think that any child or sibling of a child with food allergies would enjoy this Christmastime tale. I don't know how it would translate for children who don't have allergies in their families. Their parents might not want to bother with buying special soy milk just for Santa! But The Very Non-Dairy Christmas is destined to be a Christmas classic in our house.
[This review was written for Go Dairy Free.]
How cool!!! I should see if there are any cp books.
ReplyDeleteYou are a wonderful writer. Have you ever thought about writing kid books?
So I'm a little slow... it never actually occurred to me to look for children's books about food allergies. Of course there are books on this, along with every other conceivable subject under the sun. Thanks for the heads-up.
ReplyDeleteI never heard of this book. My child would get a huge kick out of it.
ReplyDeleteThat is so wonderful! I am glad they liked it.
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