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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.

Download Chocolate Me! Taye Diggs Shane W Evans 9781250068019 Books

"Sad. Taye Diggs must have really held on tight to his skin color issues from childhood. I started reading this book to my kids tonight, and then had to stop. Even though he "tries" to take a positive spins toward the end of the book, overall it is negative, especially for a book written for young children. As a "chocolate skinned" African America, I think he could have taken a different approach in writing this book. It seems like no one made him feel good about his looks growing up (except mommy), but these issues should not have been packaged and sold in a children's book.

And I quote..."They giggled at my teeth so white..You can be our flashlight at NIGHT, just smile and we will be alright"?!?!? I mean really? Its like a "You/yo mama so black joke" rewritten as a nursery rhyme. Very sad. The only reason I'm not returning this is because one of my toddlers ripped a page in the book. Don't by this book for your kids."

Product details Age Range 4 - 8 years Grade Level 1 - 2 Paperback 40 pages Publisher Square Fish (October 6, 2015) Language English ISBN-10 1250068010

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Chocolate Me! Taye Diggs Shane W Evans 9781250068019 Books Reviews :

Chocolate Me! Taye Diggs Shane W Evans 9781250068019 Books Reviews

• I really wanted to like this book and appreciate the underlying intent, however the message is completely wrong. After being terrorized and bullied by a group of boys because of his dark skin and African American features, instead of standing up for himself and affirming his own beauty or finding other friends who appreciate his characteristics, the main character seeks to win them over with chocolate. Nope! Definitely not the lesson I want to teach my son.
• So I bought this book for my 2 year old son. And can I tell you that this is one of the worst books I have ever purchased in my life. Illustrations are great, but the story line could have been so much better. This book talks about a how a cute little black boy gets made fun of by a group of little white boys. They compair his teeth to a flash light in the dark, his skin to dirt, and they even talk about his hair.....this books spends about 10 pages degrading the little black boys every beautiful feature. My sons excitement as he repeated "chocolate me" was the only reason I finished reading this book to him.
  
  They so dont judge a book by its cover and man they were right! DON'T BUY THIS BOOK!!!!!
  
  Mr. Diggs you make way to much money to have put out such garbage.
• This is a man with serious psychological issues regarding his own dark skin. Please do not read this book to your child & pass along messages of teasing and inferiority to children of any race/color. As an example, in this book the description of the child's natural features make him some kind of other because he is "different." Diggs has also written a book called Mixed Me. In that description the child is "perfect", "just right" with "lots of energy" and "awesome hair." There is a jarring negative connotation regarding the dark child in Chocolate Me, while the mixed child starts out as perfect. Many kids have not been exposed to this kind of skin shaming and there's no need for adults to teach it to them.
  
  Chocolate me description
  
  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 feeling different and trying to fit in as kids.
  
  Mixed me description
  
  Mom and Dad say I'm a blend of dark and light"We mixed you perfectly, and got you just right."
  Mike has awesome hair. He has LOTS of energy! His parents love him. And Mike is a PERFECT blend of the two of them.
  Still, Mike has to answer LOTS of questions about being mixed. And he does, with LOTS of energy and joy in this charming story about a day in the life of a mixed-race child.
• I think there would have been a much better way to get the message out that one should be comfortable in their own skin and that dark skin is beautiful. The child in the book is teased because his skin is dark. The insults are repeated "your skin is like dirt, etc." Not a good idea. I think the author has some colorism issues which are quite common in the Black community. We're taking this book out of the rotation. Everyone is not qualified to speak into our children. Just because they are a celebrity doesn't mean we need to give them the platform. Then the child wins everyone over with chocolate. Because his skin is like chocolate. No. His skin is like skin! Disappointing.
• Sad. Taye Diggs must have really held on tight to his skin color issues from childhood. I started reading this book to my kids tonight, and then had to stop. Even though he "tries" to take a positive spins toward the end of the book, overall it is negative, especially for a book written for young children. As a "chocolate skinned" African America, I think he could have taken a different approach in writing this book. It seems like no one made him feel good about his looks growing up (except mommy), but these issues should not have been packaged and sold in a children's book.
  
  And I quote..."They giggled at my teeth so white..You can be our flashlight at NIGHT, just smile and we will be alright"?!?!? I mean really? Its like a "You/yo mama so black joke" rewritten as a nursery rhyme. Very sad. The only reason I'm not returning this is because one of my toddlers ripped a page in the book. Don't by this book for your kids.
• I thought it would be about a boy celebrating his blackness. But instead he feels inferior to his white friends and they make fun of his color.
• DO NOT BUY ....This book was a waste of money. Honestly I thought the idea of reading this to my dark skinned son that it would be more empowering. The story goes where some white boys make fun of his skin and hair. He goes to mom and she says you're chocolate and then it ends with the white boys and him eating chocolate rogether. This was stupid it literally compared the little boy to chocolate. There was no real lesson or anything taught in the story. I would have rather taught my son some history of our people the benefits and beauty of the melanin in his skin not some you're chocolate b.s. Taye Diggs should be ashamed of himself this is a remedial book that should be thrown away. DO NOT BUY!