Chocolate Fever

I thought this book was both funny and taught a valuable lesson. The pictures within the chapters were great too! I thought it was great that the author taught the lesson of how you should treat others different than you. This shows how Henry is treated when he is diagnosed. Because this is a humorous story, this lesson is easily remembered for kids and would hopefully impact their actions when treating other people with respect.

Too much fun; I can tell why it's a classic. I especially like the anti-racism message snuck in the middle.

I really enjoyed reading this book for multiple reasons. I liked how engaging the plot was to the reader. The plot created suspense during multiple situations in the book. In chapter 6 when Henry is being chased by all the different people and finally finds a place to rest, the author ends the chapter saying, "Henry lay down to rest for a while before setting off on his journey". This creates suspense for the reader and pushes them to keep reading to find out what Henry's journey may be. I liked how the author created multiple opportunities for the reader to question the book. In chapter 6 when Dr. Fargo comes to the conclusion that Henry has chocolate fever, the reader starts creating questions while reading. Some questions may be, is show more this fever treatable, who will help fix the problem and/or how long will it last. The author creates many more situations throughout the book to get the readers to ask questions. The main message in the story was, although life is grand and pleasure is everywhere, we can't have everything we want every time we want it. On page 84, Alfred Cane, who once had chocolate fever himself, taught Henry the lesson that too much of something isn't always good for you. So relating it back to Henry, Alfred was saying he can't have chocolate every time he wants it. show less

This is the story of Henry who loves chocolate, like most kids his age, but Henry wants chocolate for breakfast, lunch and dinner. He eventually comes down with "Chocolate Fever" and chocolate spots take over his whole body. After running away from the hospital he meets a Man names Mac who assures him he doesn't care about his appearance because he is used to being looked at differently since he is a black man living in a white neighborhood. The two eventually find adventure and trouble but get through it together. The central message of this story to not judge people based on what the look like and how to use your differences to your advantage.

Henry loves chocolate - he would (and does) eat chocolate as often as possible: chocolate milk, chocolate chip pancakes, chocolate sauce on top of everything...until one day he gets "Chocolate Fever" and is covered in big chocolatey spots. Henry's love of chocolate starts to waiver as he gets poked and prodded by doctors and teased by other children. How can he get rid of his chocolate fever??

This is a cute story, but I think the kids today will have a hard time relating with the main character. There are just too many things that are different about today's world than when the book was originally written. Henry gets into a truck with a stranger and thinks nothing of it, whereas kids would balk at that today.

Henry Green loved chocolate so much that he ate it at every meal — in the regular ways, like chocolate cookies, chocolate cake, and chocolate milk, and in unusual ways, like chocolate syrup on mashed potatoes and chocolate sprinkles on buttered noodles. His parents loved and indulged him; even his older sister and brother were good to him. One morning he broke out in large, brown, chocolate-smelling spots. This book is a silly but fun story for children.

This is the story of Henry who loves chocolate, like most kids his age, but Henry wants chocolate for breakfast, lunch and dinner. He eventually comes down with "Chocolate Fever" and chocolate spots take over his whole body. After running away from the hospital he meets a Man names Mac who assures him he doesn't care about his appearance because he is used to being looked at differently since he is a black man living in a white neighborhood. The two eventually find adventure and trouble but get through it together. The central message of this story to not judge people based on what the look like and how to use your differences to your advantage.