You need to sign in or sign up before continuing.
Take a photo of a barcode or cover
3.53 AVERAGE
3.53 AVERAGE
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Read this for a Battle of the Books competition at my Elementary School. It was a unique story and a good lesson to learn for kids. 4.5/5⭐️
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Cute quick story with a good lesson about too much of a good thing. Both kids (6 and 10) enjoyed it.
I forgot about this book, but my library just got the ebook of it. may be time for a re-read to see if I still love it.
We needed a book that had a dessert on the cover for our reading challenge and we were limited in choices. This book had been recommended to me for Reid when he was much younger and fit the requirement. He and I alternated reading the chapters out loud over the course of an hour and a half. It is simple, would be great for a much younger kid (3-5). At 8 Reid already knew the story of King Midas from the Percy Jackson books but he had fun predicting what was going to happen and got giggling pretty hard in a few places.
reflective
Strong character development:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Children's fiction, early chapter book length. I had heard of this book and recognized the cover but not actually read it until my son's school chose it for a One School One Book event. The chapters are pretty quick to read, and there are some illustrations (maybe one or two per chapter. I hadn't realized that this book was actually written in the 50s so it was interesting to see that in some of the dialogue and in the children's outfits.
John Midas loves candy, especially chocolate. One day he finds a coin that leads him to a chocolate shop. He looks around and chooses a box of chocolates. When he gets home, he is surprised to find that there is only one chocolate in the box. But boy is it good! The next morning, something strange happens. John's breakfast turns to chocolate! Not on the tray, but as soon as it touches his mouth. Soon everything his mouth touches turns to chocolate, whether it's food or not-- like the pencil he chews on while pondering his math test. What started off as fun turns into a disaster. How can John get rid of this chocolate touch?
This book is obviously a retelling of the Midas touch, but can be enjoyed without familiarity to that story. It's very much a lesson story-- you can't have sweets all the time, or more broadly that too much of a good thing can be bad. But it was an engaging story nonetheless.
John Midas loves candy, especially chocolate. One day he finds a coin that leads him to a chocolate shop. He looks around and chooses a box of chocolates. When he gets home, he is surprised to find that there is only one chocolate in the box. But boy is it good! The next morning, something strange happens. John's breakfast turns to chocolate! Not on the tray, but as soon as it touches his mouth. Soon everything his mouth touches turns to chocolate, whether it's food or not-- like the pencil he chews on while pondering his math test. What started off as fun turns into a disaster. How can John get rid of this chocolate touch?
This book is obviously a retelling of the Midas touch, but can be enjoyed without familiarity to that story. It's very much a lesson story-- you can't have sweets all the time, or more broadly that too much of a good thing can be bad. But it was an engaging story nonetheless.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book gave me diabetes it was so sugary! Honestly it made me not want to eat chocolate because of how much he had to eat it. Anyways I really enjoyed the book and it was a cool idea! I love all the different mishaps through the day and the bigger mistake at the end of the book. I read this back in elementary school and wanted to give it a reread! Still as good as I remember!