TY  - BOOK
AU  - Diggs,Taye
AU  - Evans,Shane
TI  - Chocolate me!
SN  - 9780312603267
PY  - 2011///
CY  - New York, New York
PB  - Feiwel and Friends, an imprint of Macmillan
KW  - Black race
KW  - Color
KW  - Juvenile fiction
KW  - Human skin color
KW  - Individuality
KW  - African Americans
KW  - Teasing
KW  - Mother and child
KW  - African American boys
KW  - United States
KW  - Race relations
KW  - Picture books
KW  - lcgft
N1  - Interest age level : Ages 4-8
N2  - Overview: The boy is teased for looking different than the other kids. His skin is darker, his hair curlier. He tells his mother he wishes he could be more like everyone else. And she helps him to see how beautiful he really, truly is. For years before they both achieved acclaim in their respective professions, good friends Taye Diggs and Shane W. Evans wanted to collaborate on Chocolate Me!, a book based on experiences of being African American, feeling different and trying to fit in as kids. Now, both men are fathers and see more than ever the need for a picture book that encourages all people, especially kids, to love themselves
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