A Gluten-Free Birthday for Me!

by Sue Fliess, Jennifer Morris (Illustrator)

Overview

It's my birthday. . . I can't wait! Time for us to celebrate! House is ready, Set for fun. Cake's the last thing, then we're done. Can't use flour, Can't use wheat. . .That's got gluten! What's to eat? With bright and charming illustrations and sweet text, A Gluten-Free Birthday for Me! is a celebration of being gluten-free!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780807529560
Publisher:	Whitman, Albert & Company
Publication date:	09/01/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	43 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Sue Fliess is the award-winning, bestselling author of more than fifty children's books including Cicada Symphony, The Earth Gives More, and the Kid Scientist series. Her books have been named to notable lists and translated into multiple languages. Sue lives in Northern Virginia.

Jennifer Morris is the illustrator of It's Halloween Night, May I Please Have a Cookie?, and If a Monkey Jumps Onto Your School Bus. She lives in Lunenburg, Massachusetts. Her website is www.jemorris.com.

Editorial Reviews

"This upbeat rhyming story of a simple, no-frills party pairs well with the full-page cartoon illustrations of familiar scenes where a multiracial cast of guests partakes in the birthday traditions of games, opening gifts, blowing candles, and eating a cake that everyone can enjoy. . ." School Library Journal, December 2013

"This bright and colorful picture book sheds light on certain childhood allergies. . .Teachers will find this book to be a great introduction to allergies, to embrace acceptance, and show respect." Library Media Connection, March/April 2014

From the Publisher

12/01/2013
PreS-Gr 1—Birthday party preparations and activities occur with their usual anticipation and fun, save for the not-so-notable-in-the-end difference of the celebrant being allergic to gluten. This upbeat rhyming story of a simple, no-frills party pairs well with the full-page cartoon illustrations of familiar scenes where a multiracial cast of guests partakes in the birthday traditions of games, opening gifts, blowing candles, and eating a cake that everyone can enjoy (even the boy who initially thought he would be the only one who couldn't). The sweetly delivered message that it is easy to be inclusive to children with food allergies is clear, especially with the provided recipes for Chocolate-Cookie-Crumble Cake and Very Berry Pie with Ice Cream. Tips and websites for people with gluten allergies are included.—Joanna K. Fabicon, Los Angeles Public Library

School Library Journal

2013-09-01
Simple rhymes, pictures and idea combine in this story that's nevertheless a little too heavy on the instructional side. It's a summer birthday, with celebrants in shorts and sandals, baby and dog on the lawn, and the "birthday girl" wearing her crown. She and her mom bake a gluten-free cake together. Her friends, a multiethnic group with button eyes and comma noses, join in the piñata fun and the face-painting, until it is time to go in for cake. One boy sits forlornly outside, and when the protagonist goes to get him, he explains he cannot eat gluten. Surprise! She says she cannot either and that all can be merry. It is hard to believe a child who needs to avoid gluten would not already know that one of her guests does too, as is the notion that the boy would have gone to a birthday party without his parent checking the gluten situation out. In any case, it ends with a promise for ice-cream pie the next year. Included are two gluten-free recipes (although the Chocolate-Cookie-Crumble cake does include half a cup of brewed decaf coffee, which may give some pause). There are also tips for friends and family with gluten sensitivities (the author uses the word "allergy" but does not talk directly about celiac disease, which is not an allergy) and a short list of websites. Somewhat useful if not particularly artful. (Picture book. 4-7)

Kirkus Reviews