Chocolate me!

Description:

Relates the experiences of a dark-skinned, curly-haired child who wishes he could look more like the lighter-skinned children in his community until his mother helps him realize how wonderful he is inside and out.

subjects: African American boys,  Picture books for children,  Juvenile fiction,  Teasing,  Individuality,  Fiction,  Mother and son,  African Americans,  Mother-son relationship,  Mother and child,  Black race,  Human skin color,  Race relations,  Prejudice & Racism,  Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance,  Color,  Social Themes,  JUVENILE FICTION,  Children's fiction,  Emotions, fiction,  Self-acceptance, fiction