The Chocolate Touch

The Chocolate Touch Reviewed by Jude FosterThe Chocolate Touch is the story of a boy named John Midas. John is a nice boy who gets in trouble once in a while but is mostly good. He has a nice mom and dad, a little sister, and lives a happy life. His one bad fault is eating too much candy. He likes all candy, but especially chocolate. He spends all his money on candy and never shares the candy he buys. One day, while walking to the candy shop, he finds a coin on the sidewalk. It reads, "JM" on one side and has a picture of a fat boy on the other side. He thinks that is interesting because "JM" are his initials. He goes into the shop and asks if he could use the coin to buy anything. The man says that it is the only kind of money he accepts. John buys a big box of chocolate, takes it home, goes to bed, and eats a bite before falling asleep. The next morning, this toothpaste tastes like chocolate, so he eats it. When he drinks his orange juice, it tastes like chocolate. He drinks the whole glass even though he doesn't like orange juice. Even his bacon and eggs taste like chocolate. John has a habit of chewing on his gloves when he's thinking about something. So when he chews on his gloves he eats right through the leather because it tastes like chocolate. That day he eats half of a friend's silver dollar and drinks chocolate from the water fountain. John starts to get tired of chocolate. Finally it goes too far when he gets a kiss from his mom. He wishes he had never eaten that special chocolate he bought with the special coin. He runs to the candy shop, talks to the shop owner, and learns an important lesson on being greedy and wanting too much of a good thing. I recommend this book. It is fun, entertaining, and easy to read.

Book was in very good condition I didn’t know I was getting a hard cover but the teacher liked it. I got this to replace my child’s lost book for school. The pice was ok for the fact it was hardcover. Happy teacher happy me. Hope this helps

Every child must read this book! It's a modern take on the King Midas gold touch story.

the book has a good moral to it. im glad john midas learned his lesson of not to be selfish and greedy

Overall Review: What would you think if all of a sudden, everything (and I do mean everything) that went into your mouth or touched your lips turned to chocolate? Eggs, bacon, water, milk, juice, your leather gloves, spoons, forks, trumpets...Everything! You'd probably feel like little John: At first he's beyond thrilled! Hooray! No more nasty food!! But after awhile, sadly, you'd realize you just can't live on chocolate. But how did it happen and how can he get rid of it? Many silly things happen and it's a fun ride seeing what John does as one terrible thing after another happens to him. Perfect for reading aloud (as long as you know to expect a lot of giggling!) or for any kid who just can't get enough chocolate! (Ok, so I think that covers all of us!) Overall rating is 4.5 out of 5 stars!Content Review:PROFANITY: NoneVIOLENCE: NoneSEXUAL CONTENT: NoneMATURE THEMES: NoneAGE RECOMMENDATION: 9+I read this aloud to my kids amidst a great deal of giggling and a desire to eat chocolate! The theme of `too much of a good thing' was a great lesson and we could talk about why having too much of what we loved isn't always a good thing! A character is turned to chocolate, but it is made right in the end. A great Squeaky Clean read for ages 9+!This review was written by EmilyA Squeaky Clean Reads Book ReviewerTo see more fantastic books on review with content in mind, visit us at squeakycleanreads!

My 8 year old son couldn’t put this book down.

We got this book because my daughter had a book report on this book, and at the time the only way my daughter could read it was from the computer and she was having difficulties getting it to load up right and she wasn't always able to go back to look over on something if she needed to. So I purchased the book for her. And it turned out to be such a cute funny story and now she can read it again after the book report and she's still enjoying it. I recommend getting the book it's a cute story for kids and it does teach a good valuable lesson to not be so conceited with yourself and other things. But it's a cute fun funny good lessons to be taught as well and hopefully your child will enjoy it over and over!

I love this book. Read it every year to my second graders. My last copy was old and fell apart. Bought a new copy and it is perfect.