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About the Book
About the Book
This creative children’s book is a perfect way for schools to introduce and discuss food allergies to their students.
Mrs. Can is the coolest teacher around. She can do anything… well, almost anything. When Mrs. Can and a new student talk to the class about their food allergies, the students quickly learn everything they need to know about food allergies and about being good friends.
All profits from the sale of The Class That Can: Food Allergies will be donated to food allergy charities.
About the Authors, Illustrator, & Contributors
About the Authors, Illustrator, & Contributors
JJ Vulopas
JJ Vulopas
JJ Vulopas lives in the Land of Can. For this Wharton graduate, author and entrepreneur, milk and tree nut allergies are not limitations, but opportunities to make a change in the world. JJ is on a mission to put kids with food allergies on the map, inspiring them to advocate for themselves through his children’s books. As his characters learn to focus on what they can do, the book teaches a lesson we could all learn — you are who you are, not who you’re not. Visit thelandofcan.com
Riya Jain
Riya Jain
Riya Jain is an 8th grader in Chicago, IL. She is a food allergy advocate and has been in multiple videos to educate young people about food allergies and how to help. She is president of her student council and loves school. She likes to play tennis, basketball, and piano. She also likes to invent things and do math! She performs magic and believes that everyone has things they can and cannot do. Focusing on the "can" will lead you to do more in a magical life.
Bill Dussinger
Bill Dussinger
Bill Dussinger has spent the last 20 years in the publishing and entertainment/hospitality industries. In his work, he has touched on just about every aspect of design, from a simple graphic or map to a completely themed amusement park ride and everything in between. He specializes in imaginative, creative graphic design solutions., taking them from concept to completion. Bill is also an instructor at the Pennsylvania College of Art & Design. Visit plgraphics.com
Suzy Brauer
Suzy Brauer
Suzy Brauer practiced law for a number of years and now lives in St. Louis, Missouri with her husband and four children. Two of their children have tree nut allergies. The Brauers are grateful to Manoj Warrier, M.D., their friend and allergist, who helped them learn how to manage and treat their food allergies. Suzy was inspired by her mom to create children's books with all profits going to charity.
Sarah Valaika
Sarah Valaika
Sarah Valaika has four children, one of whom can not eat dairy, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, and shellfish. She merges what she has learned from preventing and managing life-threatening reactions in an active household with her 25 years of experience working as an Early Childhood Educator in higher education and professional development settings. Sarah earned an MS degree in child development from the Erikson Institute in Chicago. She developed and led more than 45 teacher in-services and conference presentations on food allergy. She currently serves as the SOAAR Coordinator of the "development and Evaluation of Educational Food Allergy Videos in Early Childhood" project.
Dr. Ruchi Gupta
Dr. Ruchi Gupta
Ruchi Gupta has more than 15 years of experience as a board-certified pediatrician and health researcher and currently serves as the director of the Center for Food Allergy & Asthma Research (CFAAR) and the Science and Outcomes of Allergy & Asthma Research Program (SOAAR), at Northwestern Medicine and Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. She is nationally recognized for her groundbreaking research on the prevalence of food allergy in the United States. Dr. Gupta is the author of the Food Allergy Experience, has writen and co-authored more than 100 peer-reviewed research manuscripts and has had her work featured on major TV networks and in print media. She strives to improve the lives of children and their families through her research and hops to continue finding answers and shaping policies surrounding pediatric food allergy and asthma.
Buy the book
Buy the book
You can purchase "The Class that Can: Food Allergies!" as a hardcover picture book. Please note that all profits from your purchase will be donated to charity.
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