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Meet Elmer Kay and laugh at his adventures in this colorfully presented, award-winning book. No one loves peanut butter more than Elmer. The taste of every drippy,gooey spoonful of peanut butter makes him grin. Will Elmer's mother ever be able to find a jar that's big enough to satisfy his growing appetite? Or will he end up in some sticky situation and find himself in a peanut butter jam? It wa... More

Meet Elmer Kay and laugh at his adventures in this colorfully presented, award-winning book. No one loves peanut butter more than Elmer. The taste of every drippy,gooey spoonful of peanut butter makes him grin. Will Elmer's mother ever be able to find a jar that's big enough to satisfy his growing appetite? Or will he end up in some sticky situation and find himself in a peanut butter jam? It was her son Michael's love of peanut butter that prompted Cynthia Kagan Frohlichstein to write this book. She shared the story of how she had to keep going to the store to buy more and more peanut butter for Michael with his son Eliah. To her grandson's delight the whimsical tale and the sizes of the peanut butter jars grew with every telling. This book serves not only as a source of enjoyment for Peanut Butter Lovers ages four and up - but the book is a celebration of life. In gratitude for her now 33-year survival after breast cancer surgery, Cynthia donates money from every book sold to The Wellness Community, an international organization that provides free support, education and hope to cancer patients and their families. Additionally Frohlichstein encourages her readers and audiences at her signings, talks and readings to donate peanut butter (and jelly) for food pantries in their areas to help them meet the ever-growing need of families who can not afford food. The book was awarded First Prize for Children's Literature by Missouri Professional Communicators in 2008. On a national level, the book earned Second Prize in Children's Literature in the 2008 Communications Contest sponsored by the National Federation of Press Women. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch selected "The Perils of the Peanut Butter Kid" as a Best Book of 2007 (local children's books). On the STLtoday.com Book Blog the book has earned a 5-star review. Look for a sequel; "The Perils of the Peanut Butter Dog" that is now in the process of being written.

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