Synopsis
A new student, Grant, is allergic to peanut butter and can't sit near anyone eating it. Should the principal forbid peanut butter in the cafeteria? Simon comes up with a clever idea. The school can have a peanut-free café!
Children's Literature
It amazes everyone at Nutley School when Grant, a new student, is allergic to peanut butter. He cannot sit at the table where anyone is eating peanut butter. The first day Grant has to eat alone because most of the children have brought peanut butter in their lunches. Simon, one of the students, loves peanut butter and cannot imagine anyone who cannot eat it. Simon suggests to the principal that setting up a fun table, peanut butter free, would cause children to want to sit there. The principal arranges for baskets of popcorn and a movie to be provided for the "Peanut-Free Cafe." No child can sit there if peanut butter is in the lunch box. Simon loves peanut butter so much, but he asks his mother to fix anything for his lunch except peanut butter. He gets to join the fun table with Tilly's Ten Bean Chili. After school and on week-ends, Simon still eats lots of peanut butter. The last page is a message from Dr. Scott H. Sicherer from Mount Sinai School who explains the seriousness of allergies in children. The children in Nutley School demonstrate compassion for a new student who has a serious problem.