{"product_id":"chocolate-me-9781250207852","title":"Chocolate Me!","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA timely book about how it feels to be teased and taunted, and how each of us is sweet and lovely and delicious on the inside, no matter how we look.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor years before they both achieved acclaim in their respective professions, good friends Taye Diggs and Shane W. Evans wanted to collaborate on \u003ci\u003eChocolate Me , \u003c\/i\u003e a book based on experiences of 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTaye Diggs\u003c\/b\u003e is an actor whose credits include motion pictures (\u003ci\u003eHow Stella Got Her Groove Back\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eChicago\u003c\/i\u003e), stage (\u003ci\u003eRent\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWicked\u003c\/i\u003e), and television (\u003ci\u003ePrivate Practice\u003c\/i\u003e). He lives in Los Angeles and New York City with his wife, the actress Idina Menzel, and their son. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eShane W. Evans\u003c\/b\u003e is the illustrator of numerous award-winning books for children, including \u003ci\u003eBlack Jack: The Ballad of Jack Johnson, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOsceola: Memories of a Sharecropper's Daughter, \u003c\/i\u003e winner of the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe-Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e Award. He lives with his wife and daughter in Kansas City, Missouri.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Feiwel \u0026 Friends","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50615794696466,"sku":"9781250207852","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bb1ebee7-5019-4424-b94b-e1b22d0b9e04.jpg?v=1732499232","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/chocolate-me-9781250207852","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}