The Chocolate Touch: Perfect Summer Reading for Kids

I’m a third-grade teacher, and The Chocolate Touch is one of my students’ favorite book club reads! The reading level is just right for this age—challenging enough to keep them engaged, but not frustrating. The story is a timeless classic that sparks great discussions about choices, consequences, and kindness. My students always beg to keep reading each day. Highly recommend for classroom libraries or family read-alouds!

My kids all loved it. Ages 12-3. They found the story line captivating and hysterical at the same time. Would recommend to anyone looking for a quick, captivating read that teaches a lesson on selfishness and selfcenteredness

This review is given by my great grandson who loves this book. He did not want me to stop reading the book because he was so interested in seeing what would happen next. In the end my great grandson chose the right answer and chose to be unselfish. A great book for teaching kids about being kind.

Good quality book and fast delivery! My daughter really enjoyed the book. It was part of her summer reading for school and easy for her to read with some picture pages.

My young daughter loves this book. She is always recommending it to people.

Excellent

My daughter is reading this in her 1st grade class and she has really stepped up her reading because she loves this book so much. It was the 1sr book she requested by name.

The Chocolate Touch Reviewed by Jude Foster The 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.