Publisher's Synopsis
The perfect tool to help gluten-free kids turn food challenges into tasty triumphs.
Being gluten-free doesn't have to be boring or tasteless, in fact, it can be the most fun Hayden has ever had!
- Endorsed by Coeliac Australia and Allied Health Professionals
- Uses adaptive coping strategies to navigate dietary change
- Encourages dietary compliance through a fun world of exploration
- Inspiring and entertaining story the whole family can enjoy
- Vibrant and captivating illustrations
Hayden is just like every other kid her age, except for one small difference ...
She's just been diagnosed with coeliac disease and finding it difficult to navigate the changes it's making in her life.
One BIG change is that she now has to keep to a strict gluten-free diet and think more about what she's eating. It seems easy enough to just avoid gluten, but when she realises she'll never be able to eat her granny's homemade pie again, and everything she used to love tastes different, she goes in search of answers. Luckily, she finds even more than she bargained for, in the form of new and exciting recipes from a group of friendly gluten-free kids she meets from around the globe. And beyond.
As well as finding a welcoming community where she can really be herself, Hayden also learns that it isn't just those with coeliac disease who have to eat gluten-free; there's a whole range of reasons why her new friends are gluten-free. It really is a community for everyone!
Once Hayden gets a taste for the limitless recipes available and learns how to make amazing gluten-free versions of her favourite meals, she discovers how much fun cooking can be. Soon, she starts to see that being coeliac isn't necessarily an annoyance, but something that can be enjoyed.
How Hayden Found Her New Favourite Foods is part of a six-book series that will encourage and educate those on their own gluten-free journey. Through age-appropriate stories, young readers can navigate a diagnosis, adapt to dietary change, learn how to read food labels, manage cross-contact and overcome the social challenges of being gluten-free. This heart-warming series about a young girl learning to conquer her gluten-free lifestyle is sure to inspire and entertain.
