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Manx mum launches allergy awareness book

'King Orry and the Itchy Pillow' teaches about impact of allergies

There's a new way to teach young children about allergies, and it has a very Manx twist.

 

Jules Sum is a local allergy awareness advocate and mum to a five year old who has multiple life threatening food allergies, which were diagnosed shortly after birth.

 

Jules has written a book called "King Orry and the Itchy Pillow" which introduces the concept of allergies in a simple way.

 

It will be released on 21 June.

 

The illustrations have been done by Island based designer Kim Gee and Jules says the Manx link was a priority:

 

The book is available for pre-order on Amazon Kindle here, and you can find out more about the campaign work Jules does by visiting the Just Ask Facebook page.

 

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