I bought this a book for my elementary library. We have several students that are gluten free eaters.

What a great book for kiddos with and without celiac or other allergies! This is part educational and part sweetness which makes for an awesome book to have in your library!

As a person with Celiac disease who works with children, I loved this book! What a great way to have kids with chronic illnesses see themselves in books, and to share the needs of gluten-free kids with other children.

<b>**DUE to the formatting issues detailed below, I will not be rating this book**</b>

Due to formatting, this ARC was unreadable [though the little I COULD see was delightful {with lovely illustrations} and right on point, but it was almost impossible to see even that]. I was going to wait until the publishing date to see if I could find it online, but have decided to review it like this.
I know this was an ARC, but if one cannot actually READ said ARC, how is one supposed to REVIEW IT????
As someone who has had celiac most of her life and was really excited to read this book [that I wish had been around when I was a kid dealing with this], to say I am disappointed is a major understatement. I can only hope that those who buy this book get a better version than I did.

Thank you to NetGalley, Abigail Rayner, Molly Ruttan [Illustrator], and NorthSouth Books for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Violet is gluten-intolerant, making birthday parties and other childhood gatherings very difficult for her to attend and have any kind of childhood fun! She can no longer eat the cakes, the pizzas, the sandwich buns or bread, or much else. So she stops going.
Then, Violet becomes a crusader, first for animals which should not be eating gluten products. Then, this lonely crusade takes on a new twist...for herself. She teaches the children at school about gluten, which foods are gluten-free, and how to prepare dishes and baked goods that are gluten-free. Her schoolmates get onboard with her and she is no longer lonely in this crusade.

At the end of the story, the author has given us information for all that Violet has been teaching her friends in more detail...about the foods as well as Celiac Disease.

The illustrations are just great, filled with expression, and delightful to look at. This is a creative way to teach young people and all of us, at any age, about Celiac Disease and how we can help those we know with this disease.

Abigail Raynor introduces children and their parents to Celiac's disease. The disorder causes Violet to have discomfort with eating and sharing snacks that other children enjoy. However, Celiac disease does not mean that Violet cannot enjoy treats with her friends, It just means her treats need to be Gluten free. Through Violet sharing the book, she does not have to feel separate from her school friends and the other children learns about the disease. The characters are kid friendly and the colors are softed and muted and Crumbs is dressed like a super-hero. The educational portion is pointed to mom and dad and I like that this book is family focused. What does Voilet do when she is invited to a friends house? SuperHero has the answer and everyone learns something new.
I had difficulty reading the book because there was a formatting issue, so I was unable to do a careful review, that does not reduce how much I liked the book, I imagine I would only like I that much more.
NetGalley, NorthSouth Books, Abigail Rayner and Molly Ruuttan, I appreciated the opportunity to read this book and I posted honest review.
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Violet explains, in very basic terms, what it's like to have celiac disease and miss out on the parties with pizza & cake.

It was a sweet picture book that helps children understand that others (even animals) can't have gluten and how she managed it.

Good read when a child is diagnosed at a young age. The kindle version was difficult to read (formatting was off), but in book form this would be resolved.

Thank you NetGalley for allowing me to review Violet and the Crumbs.

This is a really cute book! I love Violet’s raincoat and her polka-dot wellies, and the way she deals with change. Five stars.

Adorable book learning about Celiac disease. My 4-year-old loved it and was really interested in the “evil bread crumbs.” Opened up a great discussion to learn about food intolerance and how everybody is different in what they can or cannot eat! Super cute!

Violet is my kind of hero. This is a very relatable and useful resource for educators and librarians that raises awareness. Not only for children who have this food intolerance. It's quite educational for those who don't, empowering them with knowledge and the responsibility to protect others instead of isolating them. It's not just about what pain this disease causes to her body but also the mental pain caused by social interaction. We learn a lot about gluten-free.
I like that the main character is also a problem solver.

Dealing with food restrictions is tough, especially for kids. In this adventure, Violet finds ways to deal with her disease by first helping to build awareness of foods animals shouldn't eat. She can then use what she learns to help herself deal and defend so she can enjoy life like it was prior to her diagnosis.

The author wrote in a way that makes understanding celiac disease simple enough for kids and encouraging for those who may just be learning to deal with the nuances that are part of medically necessary diet restrictions. We need more books like this to bring awareness and to help our kids understand they are not alone and they can be advocates for themselves.

Violet and the Crumbs: A Gluten-free Adventure by Abigail Rayner does a very nice job of explaining the reason Violet has to eat gluten free food. A great book for teachers that have gluten free students. Book would also be great for people who have allergies and diabetes.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing a copy of this in exchange for an honest review.

I loved this book! It really gave a great perspective from a kid who has Celiac disease. It also gave great solutions for the real world problems you may face if you had Celiac. I have friends that have this and still learned so much. Great for any age, even adults. Would be perfect for a classroom, Dr’s office or library.

The pictures that went with the book were great and really colorful.

Overall, I would definitely read more by this author.

Oh my goodness, what a cute and necessary book. As the mother of a child with 10+ severe food allergies, I understand more than most how "just a crumb" can spark a bad reaction and make him very sick if not worse.

I loved how this was not only a cute story of her friends learning how to help her, but also how informative this could be for the parents/teachers/caregivers reading this book. I wish there were more books like this regarding kids feeling lonely and ostracized because of their allergies/sensitivities/diseases and what can be done to overcome that loneliness.

This book has very informative graphics that both children and adults can greatly benefit from. One depicts many common foods gluten can be found in (bread, doughnuts, cookies, etc.) and one depicts the grains that contain gluten (wheat, barley, rye, etc.). There is also a great graphic showing grains, starches and flours that are gluten-free alternatives (flax, oats, teff, etc.)

Thank you so much to North South Books Inc. and Netgalley for the chance to read and review this book prior to release. This book is out on April 19th and would be a great addition to your child's library.

This is a very informative book, not so much for children with celiac, but for their friends and family members to better understand not just the physical effects, but emotional too. Simply stated, but very helpful.

I am obsessed with this book. I mean I am an adult and I am not gluten free but this book was very informative for me. I learned something about what it really means to be gluten free and the isolating feeling that can come to those with those restrictions. This is the perfect book to help your child to not feel alone or afraid. I love the awareness that this book brings. Happy that I came across it on NetGalley.

This is a cute book. It does a good job explaining celiac disease at a level a child could understand (the visual of Violet's body doing battle against the crumbs and hurting her instead is cute), giving it a bit of a positive spin (connecting with animals!), and teaching how they can work around it, whether they have it or a friend does. The illustrations are sweet and engaging, and I suspect this book would be treasured by a young child feeling overwhelmed by a new celiac diagnosis. I could see it being a good teaching tool for close friends of a celiac child as well, but I'm not sure it quite has the spark to stand alone for kids who don't have a personal connection to the story. But to be fair, that's a hard thing at the age range this book is targeted at.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Violet and the Crumbs: A Gluten-Free Adventure by Abigail Rayner and Molly Ruttan is a children's picture book about a very important issue. The story revolves around Violet, who used to enjoy eating grains. But now that she has celiac disease, she has to be extremely careful about what she eats. According to the description, this book "provides a great opportunity to discuss this increasingly common condition with children who have celiac disease and gluten-intolerance."

Overall, Violet and the Crumbs: A Gluten-Free Adventure is an educational children's picture book that should be taught in classrooms everywhere. It is so important for children to learn about gluten and celiac disease, and this is the perfect book to start that conversation. One highlight of this book is the informational text in the back and the graphics in the front that demonstrate which foods have grains and which don't. If you're intrigued by the description, I highly recommend that you check out this book when it comes out in April!

I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This book helps children understand the struggles of living with coeliac disease, particularly the stress of dealing with cross contamination (the scariness of crumbs is very relatable) in a fun and humorous way, but importantly how we can make it work. It is dealt with in an easy to understand way.

I would recommend this to all parents with child who have coeliac disease, or whose child has someone in their life with it. Even adults could learn a lot about making lives easier for loved ones dealing with dietary restrictions.

Violet and the Crumbs is a short children's book that explores the complications with Celiac disease, and breaks down a lot of facts and important information to know in a very understandable way. I have a friend who has Celiac disease; reading this book allowed me to learn more about what she has to consider when it's time for her to eat! I like how this story spins everything in a positive light; I think it will be received by young people in a great way, and will be an amazing tool to help educate everyone about Celiac disease. I also really enjoyed the illustrations -- they were cute, colorful, and added a lot to this story!