{"product_id":"9781250068019","title":"Chocolate Me!","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eChocolate Me!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Taye Diggs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA timely book about how it feels to be teased and taunted, and how each of us is sweet and lovely and delicious on the inside, no matter how we look.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor years before they both achieved acclaim in their respective professions, good friends Taye Diggs and Shane W. Evans wanted to collaborate on \u003ci\u003eChocolate Me!,\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“With its universal themes of wanting to fit in, self-acceptance, and self-esteem, this read-aloud offering is sure to strike a chord with many young readers\/listeners, and on a variety of subjects, not just race.” —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Taye Diggs can act and sing, and now he proves he can write. With \u003ci\u003eChocolate Me!\u003c\/i\u003e, the affable Diggs makes an assured foray into the children's book category. Lavishly illustrated by Shane W. Evans, \u003ci\u003eChocolate\u003c\/i\u003e embraces a difficult topic with wide arms: colorism.” —\u003ci\u003eEssence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Actor Diggs, making his children's book debut, gives an unvarnished take on the emotional impact of taunting that cuts to the core of one's identity… Evans makes the hero's journey to confidence irresistible, with bighearted, stylized pictures that draw on the emotionally exuberant vocabulary of street art and anime.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250068019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Square Fish","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40623945515214,"sku":"9781250068019","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_f060a85d-e10c-4ecf-9951-b9a769e72f99.jpg?v=1638582856","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250068019","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}