Eating Gluten-Free with Emily: A Story for Children with Celiac Disease

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For children, a diagnosis of celiac disease and an abrupt change to a gluten-free diet can bring about an overwhelming number of questions and concerns. What is gluten? Why can’t I eat cake, cookies, and chicken nuggets like everyone else? What do I tell my friends? Answers to these and plenty of other questions are provided in this book. Written by the mother of a kid with celiac disease, who also has the disease herself, this book offers a reassuring look at celiac disease in language that a child can easily consider. This fictional story is based on the real-life experiences many newly diagnosed children face. Five-year-old Emily and her parents wonder why she’s not feeling well. Her belly is swollen, and she feels moody and sick. A go back and forth to the doctor raises some concerns and further tests show that Emily has celiac disease. Emily talks about what food she can and cannot eat, how her Mom buys special gluten-free food, and the wish to stay on a gluten-free diet at restaurants, birthday parties, friends’ houses, school, and camp. With its light-hearted, colorful illustrations, the book helps children to see that having celiac disease isn’t so scary in spite of everything. Emily acknowledges that having celiac disease is infrequently tough, but talking about her feelings with her mom all the time makes her feel better. She knows that celiac disease is only a part of who she is — she also likes to jump rope, paint, tell jokes, and pick flowers! This book’s positive message will be a huge boost to children with celiac disease, especially those who have been recently diagnosed. Ages 3-7

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