Customer Reviews

Chocolatina

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4 star:		(2)
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I loved the humor in the book and the way it looked from a child's perspective. My daughter loved it so much that she wouldn't let me read any thing else. She memorized it within a week and then would read it outloud to herself even though she can't read yet. I can't wait for a sequel! I also liked the illustrations. Bravo!

As chair of the AZ Young Readers' Award, I take great exception to the negative review by a reader in Jersey. In 2000, CHOCOLATINA was nominated by kids for the above award & was voted the winner by over 45,000 kids to be their favorite of 10 nominees. I read this book aloud to approx. 15 classes of K-3 children & each and everytime the response was the same, pure joy! Cries of "read it again" are the highest praise for a book. This story contains humor, just the right amount of scary stuff for young readers but above all, creativity & fantasy. Kids know they won't turn into chocolate so none of the rest of the action would actually take place--give kids some credit! It's a delightfully funny and exceptionally well illustrated story.

I am a substitute teacher and I take this book with me to every job. The kids love it!! It's the perfect length for reading aloud (not too long!) and the pictures are great! I give each character a different voice (Mrs.Ferdman's is the Wicked Witch of the West) I recommend you or your child try that when you read it. It's silly but it's really fun. Grades K-5 love to hear it, but it's good reading for 2-3 graders. Kids want to read more of Chocolatina but this is the only book- hopefully someday there will be another.

If you like chocolate this is the book for you. This book is a thinker's book. Tina eats chocolate for breakfast, lunch and dinner. One day Tina wakes up and something strange happened. You have to get this book to find out. This book is good for kids who are past beginner books. Boys and girls will both like this foolish book. So, get this book now!

This is a great book for the chocolate-obsessed. The story is captivating and the illustrations are great!! This is a well worn book in our library!

Very funny and easy to read over and over again. Adults will not get bored by this story.

My daughter adores this funny, award-winning tale of a girl who loves chocolate so much that one day she turns into a chocolate girl! Clever, wonderful illustrations by Denise Brunkus, and a story that's a pleasure to share again and again.

A great book for chocolate lovers of all ages! Also great for teachers. The stickers area nice touch for the little ones.

This is a great story for all the chocolate lovers out there. The book reminds us all that "we are what we eat" and that sometimes too much of a good thing can be well, hard on your health. Chocolatina also let's us know that having chocolate at recess, on a hot day, has an ending that's tough to walk away from. This book is confection perfection for every chocolate loving child (3yrs-and older).

I teach preschoolers, and this book is one of their class favorites! They sit and listen, asking what happens to her next!