Chocolate Me!

This is a tough book. I know why people don't like it: it is really hard to read out loud. I found myself editing a little bit of it, it was so harsh. In it a little "chocolate" boy is sometimes innocently and sometimes meanly made to feel bad about his physical features as a black child. So if your......more

"Chocolate Me!" is about a little boy who is being made fun of because of the color of his skin. I love this book. I would use this book because it incorporates rhyming words, comparison, and provides confidence within students. I love this book definitely will be a book in my classroom bookshelf. G......more

Awww! I just loved what his Mom says to him after he has experienced beening mocked by other boys outside. Taye Diggs has authored an extremely Sweeeet way to illuminate this world to embrace differences beginning with our children. Packed with Sugary Cuteness! 🧁......more

The protagonist of this debut picture-book from actor Taye Diggs finds himself the object of ridicule and bullying because of the dark brown color of his skin. The things his peers say - comparing his skin to dirt, commenting on the texture of his hair, and the width of his nose - are very distressi......more

Daring, fun, and hard-hitting. I adored this picture book more than I possibly imagined going in!......more