Available in bookshops nationwide.
An oldie but a goodie, this book has sold over 250,000 copies and it really is no wonder.
Beautifully illustrated, easy to read, it tells the delightful tale of a block of chocolate and it’s journey from a shopping basket to a group of delighted ants. Along the way we meet a group of characters, whose one desire is to gobble up the chocolate all by themselves – until the Sun makes it’s appearance and changes everything…
This book has a number of lessons to share with it’s readers, the most decisive being the joy of sharing and not wanting something all for yourself.
This is a book that makes a great shared read and a great independent read, the words are descriptive and rhyme beautifully, the book flows and there is a delightful twist, children from preschool on will love it.
Reviewed by Marion Dreadon
The Big Block of Chocolate
by Janet Slater, illustrated by Christine Dale
Published by Scholastic NZ
ISBN 9781775434900
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