Description:
See below for English description.
Daniel, huit ans, aime aider son oncle chocolatier dans sa boutique avant d'aller à l'école. Quand une nouvelle élève arrive dans sa classe, il remarque qu'elle a besoin d'un peu de réconfort. Daniel a une idée: avec l'aide de son oncle, il va surprendre la jeune fille en déposant un chocolat sur son pupitre. Ce qu'il voit par la suite est MAGIQUE! Est-ce que cela inspirera Daniel à créer d'autres moments spéciaux?
Avec des illustrations de la créatrice primée Gabrielle Grimard, ce magnifique album montre la capacité d'un enfant à comprendre les sentiments des autres et à leur offrir de petits actes de gentillesse.
Eight-year-old Daniel loves to help his chocolatier uncle in his shop before school. When a new girl joins his class, he notices that she could use some cheering up. Daniel gets an idea: with his uncle's help, he'll surprise the girl with some chocolate in her desk. What he sees next is MAGIC! Will Daniel be inspired to create more special moments?
With illustrations by award-winning Gabrielle Grimard, this beautiful picture book tells the story of one child's ability to turn his understanding of others' feelings into small acts of kindness.
Original title: Cocoa Magic
Brief description: SANDRA BRADLEY est une thérapeute et travailleuse sociale clinique qui adore le chocolat et qui écrit des livres pour enfants. Son premier album illustré, Henry Holton Takes the Ice, a été finaliste pour le prix Blue Spruce OLA Forest of Reading de l'ABO et le prix Maine Chickadee Reader's Choice. Sandra vit dans la région de Kingston avec son mari et leurs trois adolescents. SANDRA BRADLEY is a chocolate lover, a clinical social worker and therapist, and a children's book author. Her first picture book, Henry Holton Takes the Ice, was a finalist for the OLA Forest of Reading Blue Spruce Award and the Maine Chickadee Reader's Choice Award. Sandra lives in the Kingston area with her husband and their three teenage kids.
Review Quotes:
"Setting the tale in the 1920s, the soft, warm-toned illustrations...give this an old-fashioned, historical feel....Delicious endpapers feature 24 unique, beautifully decorated candies....The SEL element is strongly laid out, with a nice twist at the end..."--School Library Journal
"A story about doing little things for others to build empathy and compassion, with the most delicious looking end pages I've ever seen!"--The International Educator
"While some children's books about big topics like empathy miss the mark of a child-friendly vocabulary, this book is well-pitched to reach its intended audience and spark big themes. This could even serve as a good holiday read for young children who might struggle with the joy of gift-giving over merely gift-receiving."
--Children's Literature
"[I]t's a wholesome story with beautiful illustrations and a lesson that everyone can learn from."--CM Magazine