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above: A look back in time to 1906 -street sign on the corner of Chocolate & Cocoa Avenues in the town of Hershey, Pennsylvania.
On the Corner of Chocolate Avenue -How Milton Hershey Brought Milk Chocolate to America -written by Tziporah Cohen & illustrated by Steven Salerno -published by Clarion Books (Harper Collins) 2023
Milton Hershey, the poor kid from Pennsylvania -as a teen he learned how to make candies, ice cream, and sweets. As a young adult he had several candy businesses of his own but they all failed. Milton didn’t give up and eventually established a successful caramel company, followed by his incredibly successful HERSHEY’S chocolate company -which became one of the largest producers of chocolate in the whole world!
REVIEWS
“The tale of a real-life Willy Wonka who brought milk chocolate to the masses… Salerno, no stranger to biographical portraits of the past, makes the book as visually sweet and delicious as a chocolate bar itself.”-Kirkus Reviews
“Succinct, fact-filled prose detailing Hershey’s life pairs well with Salerno’s old-timey digital, gouache-textured drawings, which convey the emotional roller coaster of Hershey’s youthful hopes, dashed dreams, and thoughtful progress.” -Publishers Weekly
“[Salerno’s] artwork is warm and realistic, adding depth and humanity to the text.” -School Library Journal
“ …a tasty treat!” -Booklist
AWARDS
-A Junior Library Guild GOLD STANDARD Selection 2022
-An AMAZON Best Book of the Month for December 2022
-Canadian Children’s Book Centre Best Book 2023
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above: cover of On the Corner of Chocolate Avenue -How Milton Hershey Brought Milk Chocolate to America -depicting a young Milton Hershey.
-A Junior Library Guild GOLD STANDARD Selection 2022
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above: illustration showing a young teenage Milton Hershey working in a sweet shoppe where he learned how to make candies, ice cream, and sweet treats -which sparked his passion.
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above: a detail view of an illustration showing Milton Hershey as a young adult, during a period of time when his first three confectioner companies all failed…
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above: illustration showing Milton Hershey in front of his Lancaster Caramel Company factory -which was a huge success -but then he began also experimenting with making milk chocolate… which would lead him into his next big venture.
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above: illustration showing Milton Hershey frustrated with his unsuccessful experiments in making the perfect milk chocolate…
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above: illustration showing Milton Hershey with his wife and engineers on high ground surveying the budding new town he built for his factory workers bearing his name: Hershey, Pennsylvania.