Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read chocolate me. His performance credits include motion pictures how stella got her groove back, chicago, stage rent, wicked, and television the good wife, private practice. Chocolate me diggs, taye, evans, shane w 9781250207852. This book talks about a how a cute little black boy gets made fun of by a group of little white boys. Sitting on my stoop when i was five not like timmy or johnny, or even mark.
Taye diggs shares how his biracial son inspired new. Now diggs is sending the same message to other kids through his new book, chocolate me. Diggs has written a childrens book called chocolate me that he hopes inspires children to take pride in their self image. Diggs creates a full, rich character that allows readers to fully empathize with him, no matter their skin color. School library journal taye diggs can act and sing, and now he proves he can write. Evans introduces its readers to a boy who is teased for looking different.
This is an especially poignant book for children with dark skin african, african american, indian, etc. He tells his mother he wishes he could be more like everyone else. Actor diggs, making his childrens book debut, gives an unvarnished take on the. The pair visited the ed school last week to talk about their book, give a reading, and perform a song based on the title. Taye diggs can act and sing, and now he proves he can write. Actor taye diggs wrote a childrens book, chocolate me, about his childhood experience being picked on as the only black kid in his rochester, n. Taye diggs is an actor whose awards include an naacp image award and a screen actors guild award. Originally written in college as a poem about his difficulties understanding his looks and differences as a child, chocolate me. Actor taye diggs first picture book for children is crafted in the way a child would tell his story with painful and unshielded honesty. Most of us have been taunted for the very things that make us so special.
Racial, diversity, selfesteem, selfrespect synopsis. In addition to his accomplishments, taye diggs is also an amazing broadway performer and tvmovie star. Chocolate me by taye diggs bloggers virtual book tour. I think he is a great actor and many of the movies hes acted in are some of my favorite. Actor taye diggs, whose debut picturebook, chocolate me. Actor and philanthropist taye diggs and illustrator shane evans created childrens books, mixed me. The book hopes to teach children to embrace who they are. Evans is the illustrator of numerous awardwinning books for children, including underground, winner of the coretta scott king. Evans, chocolate embraces a difficult topic with wide arms. It was published by square fish and has a total of 40 pages in the book. We spoke with him about his inspiration for the book, and asked. For years before they both achieved acclaim in their respective professions, good friends taye diggs and shane w. This beautiful story written by taye diggs and illustrated by shane w. Taye diggs is an actor whose credits include motion pictures how stella got her groove back, chicago, stage rent, wicked, and television private practice, the good wife, murder in the first, empire.
Mike has his mothers red hair, and it spills across the pages like a cumulus crowd as he races around the neighborhood and the soccer fieldthis is a boy on the move. They compair his teeth to a flash light in the dark, his skin to dirt. The actors latest book, which is a followup to his 2011 book, chocolate me, was inspired by his 6yearold son with exwife idina menzel and dives into the experiences of biracial children. Looking sheepish and unhappy in the pictures but sounding angry, a young boy cites teasing comments from lighterskinned peers about his skin color, hair and other. This book is even more problematic to me now since taye diggs recently said to the media, he doesnt want his biracial son to identify as black. It makes me think that taye diggs still hasnt reconciled in his own mind and spirit the blessings of being a chocolate me. Chocolate me diggs, taye, evans, shane w 9781250068019. A little boy with wildly curly hair navigates the social terrain of being a biracial child. Mixed me apparel seeks to expand the book and message through a variety of stylish clothing options including mens womens and childrens shirts, as well as hoodies and more.
Kids in the book ask the mike questions about being racially mixed, so teachers should be. First, let me begin by saying i am a fan of taye diggs. It tells the story of a darkskinned boy with curly hair who is made fun of because of his appearance. Fiction, paperback, by taye diggs square fish, oct 06, 2015 african american literature book club celebrating our literary legacy since 1997 black literature is for everyone african american literature book club. Taye diggs is an african american author of several childrens books who grew up in rochester, new york.
As a father, taye diggs sees more than ever the need for an audiobook that encourages all. And she helps him to see how beautiful he really, truly is. Taye diggs reads his new childrens book chocolate me at books of wonder. Actor taye diggs brings new childrens book to naperville. The boy is teased for looking different than the other kids. Taye diggs can add twotime childrens book author to his resume with the release of his new book, mixed me. Relates the experiences of a darkskinned, curlyhaired child who wishes he could look more like the lighterskinned children in his community until his mother helps him realize how wonderful he is inside and out. Now, both men are fathers and see more than ever the need for a picture book that encourages all people.
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