The Celiac Kid Reviews

From The Cow Queen

The Celiac Kid — A Review

The Celiac Kid is a delightful children’s book about celiac disease. Written from a child’s perspective, this book explains celiac disease in simple terms that a child can understand.

Written by Stephanie Skolmoski, the book begins by explaining that the boy with celiac disease is a “regular kid” who likes to do regular kid things. The only thing his body can’t do is handle gluten. He has to be careful about what he eats so that his body can stay healthy. Luckily, the people who love and care for him are there to help. It explains how his body works and how he can work around special occasions with his own special treats.

Illustrated by Anneliese Bennion, the book has simple colorful drawings to help tell the story. The child telling the story is a Super Smart Celiac Kid and is portrayed with a star on his shirt and a super hero cape. What I like best about the pictures is that all of the children are smiling.

I loved the positive aspect of this book. It didn’t just dwell of what The Celiac Kid can’t do, it also said what he can do.

From Junior *Gluten-Free* Chefs

Book Review & Giveaway: The Celiac Kid

Stephanie Skolmoski sent us a fun package! A copy of her new book and 60 bookmarks! We are so thrilled to have these items for our Gluten-Free Awareness Event we are putting together for our school!

When Little Chef saw the cute package he was so excited and yelled “Who is that superhero?!”

When we told him it was all about a superhero who is just like him, his eyes got really big and he screamed “READ IT TO ME!”

The book starts out with a boy talking about how he is just a regular kid, he loves to play, build, etc but he does have an arch rival…gluten. He mentions foods that he can eat and that there are some foods he can’t but that his parents find him replacements so it’s not that hard. He explains the disease in very clear, easy terms that a child would understand. He talks about how he handles school events, and birthday parties, and family get togethers. And he ends with a very positive message about himself!

The illustrations were very bright and cheery and Little Chef was in awe. He really, really enjoyed the book. He loved the drawing of what gluten is the best, we think the visual aid helped him a lot, gluten is no longer just a word but something he can see in his mind now. Ever since we first read the book he’s been a lot more accepting of the fact that he can’t have certain foods. He’s also asks us to read it to him every day!

We know his classmates are going to love this book when we read it to them next month!

Brother Chef also read the book and thought it was great! He really related to the child in the book and said he liked the pictures. He’s also looking forward to having the book read to his classes.

From Amazon:

Looking for a kid friendly book to help strengthen your child’s gluten-free journey? “The Celiac Kid” written by Stephanie Skolmoski and illustrated by Anneliese Bennion is just the book! From handling school treats to birthday partys, this short story guides the reader through the successful journey of a celiac kid. Written from the view point of a young child, “The Celiac Kid” keeps complicated medical terminology simple while allowing for the young reader to understand what gluten is and why their body is unable to effectively digest it. T”he Celiac Kid” maintains a upbeat “can-do” attitude throughout the book sure to provide support to your young reader and possibly new ideas for parents as well.

From the perspective of a little boy with celiac disease, this book gives a great overview of what celiac disease is and what it means to eat gluten free. It also goes over how a kid with celiac disease and his parents handle events like holidays, picnics and birthday & school parties. My own celiac kid is only a year and a half old, but this book has given me some great insight on how to handle social issues later when my son is school aged. When my celiac kid is old enough to understand this story, I plan on reading this book to him regularly, in fact, his older brother will benefit from the book as it will help him understand what it means to be a kid with celiac disease.

This book is great for kids that are newly diagnosed with celiac disease. It explains in the very basic of terms what the disease is and what life is like with it. There are good things and there are bad things.

As a parent, it brings the perspective of dealing with treats at school and social outings that can be challenging. It is a very common situation that comes up with a celiac child.

My daughter has had celiac disease for 9 years, since kindergarten. I think this book would have made her feel empowered and more happy about her situation when she was young.

I have recently gotten done previewing a new book out for young people that involves the issue of celiac disease, celiac sprue. “The Celiac Kid” is a well written, illustrated book about a child’s struggle w/ the disease in their perspective in regards to daily life, school, family/community events. I highly recommend this book for any parent that has a child dealing with celiac [...].

I also took this book to our local celiac support group where I live and the group gave the book a “thumbs up” of approval as they too felt it was informative yet not intimidating as some books geared towards children w/ celiac are…very kid friendly. A great resource for celiac groups to offer new members w/ celiac kids or gift to a family that has to deal with the disease with their children.

From Gluten-Free Optimist

The Celiac Kid is a new book that would help young kids understand celiac disease. The book is written for kids around preschool to first grade. Since the book is for young kids, it does not mention cross-contamination or eating out. Unfortunately, The Celiac Kid does not mention barley, rye, or oats. It says that “gluten is in wheat, but it also hides in a lot of other foods.”

I like that The Celiac Kid says that “most of the time I am a regular kid.” It is important to know that you are just like other kids, except for how you eat. I also liked that the book makes it sound like eating gluten-free is easy, and that is how you should feel. It talks about how you might think that it is hard, but that it is not that bad. It is good to have a positive attitude. I think they did not need to mention birthday parties, but that may be helpful for some people. Overall, this book is a good one.

This review was written by my daughter, who is 9-years-old. She does not have celiac disease, but knows a lot about it.

From Gluten-Free Fun

I recently was sent a copy of a new book called “The Celiac Kid” by Stephanie Skolmoski. This is a fully illustrated book explaining what it is like to be a kid with Celiac disease. It talks about what it is like to have friends who don’t have celiac, what foods you can eat as a kid with celiac, and even gives a light scientific explanation of kids with celiac disease.

I think this would be an excellent book to bring to show-and-tell in the classroom of a child with celiac disease. It would not only educate the teacher, but also give your child’s class a kid-level explanation of why your child can’t eat what the other kids are eating.

Although I haven’t shared this book with any kid yet, I plan on reading it to my gluten-intolerant nieces and passing it along to a mom of a celiac very soon.