Sam, the story´s main character has an allergy to peanuts, and after reading this book, even healthy readers will recognize Sam´s friend and tormentor, Jack, and come to appreciate the value of tolerance for people who are different from them. Author Elizabeth Nassau is a writer and the mother of a child with a dangerous peanut allergy. With illustrations by Margot Ott, the book will delight kids and inform them (along with their parents and teachers) about allergies and living with them.