Cocoa magic / by Sandra Bradley ; illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard.
Eight-year-old Daniel cherishes the hour he spends every morning helping his Great-Uncle Lewis in his chocolate shop. They mix, temper, pour, and mold. "It's magic, my boy," Uncle Lewis says. And Daniel agrees. When a new girl name Sarah joins his class, Daniel sees how lonely she is and begins sneaking chocolates into her desk. Seeing Sarah light up after each treat is wonderful... but then Daniel starts noticing other classmates with troubles. Soon he is hiding more and more chocolates until the exciting day when everyone in class receives one, even the teacher! The best part is, no one knows it's him. But then, when Daniel is the one feeling sad and alone, who will know to comfort him? -- From inside cover.
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- ISBN: 9781772782646
- ISBN: 1772782645
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : ccolor illustrations ; 29 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Pajama Press, 2022.
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Target Audience Note: | AD620L Lexile Decoding demand: 85 (very high) Semantic demand: 85 (very high) Syntactic demand: 90 (very high) Structure demand: 88 (very high) Lexile |
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Genre: | Children's stories. |
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Summary
Cocoa Magic
In a cozy 1920s chocolate shop, the special ingredientsin each perfect treat are empathy, generosity, and thoughtful acts of kindness. Eight-year-old Daniel cherishes the hour he spends everymorning helping his Great-Uncle Lewis in his chocolate shop. They mix, temper,pour, and mold. "It's magic , my boy," Uncle Lewis says. And Danielagrees. When a new girl named Sarah joins his class, Daniel sees how lonely sheis and begins sneaking chocolates into her desk. Seeing Sarah light up aftereach treat is wonderful...but then Daniel starts noticing other classmates withtroubles. Soon he is hiding more and more chocolates until the exciting daywhen everyone in class receives one, even the teacher! The best part is, no oneknows it's him. But then, when Daniel is the one feeling sad and alone, whowill know to comfort him? In Cocoa Magic , Gabrielle Grimard's rich andnostalgic illustrations transport readers to a cozy 1920s chocolate shop and astiff brick schoolhouse that somehow learns to be warm as well. In her text and her closing author's note, clinicalsocial worker Sandra Bradley celebrates the wonders that happen when someonemeets another person's need to be seen and understood--even through the smallestact of kindness.