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     Keep the multicultural children's book movement growing! Add The Cocoa Kids Collection™ books to your child's bookshelf. 
​     Since 2013,* these books for readers aged 6-8, have put multi-racial children center-stage in stories that promote readers' self-efficacy, prosocial skills development, and literacy learning. 
​     It is a self-published book series that tackles big issues with wit, whimsy and chocolate!
 (Be sure to scroll down and check out the branded Cocoa Kids Collection swag!) 

​ Isaiah
and the
​Chocolate Mountain©

When Isaiah gets what he hates - chocolate - for his birthday, anger leads to adventure and a lesson in emotional intelligence. Your child can learn this invaluable lesson, too, by completing the fun and games
included in the workbook, in the
soft back edition. Also available in hard-cover, this first Cocoa Kids Collection™ book is illustrated by Brooklyn Russell. 
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Lorena
and the
Magic Mocha Mirror© 

NEW! This Cocoa Kids Collection™ title encourages young girls to love their bodies whatever the color, size, or shape just like Lorena. This pint-sized "she-ro"  meets three magical mermaids on her family's annual summer vacation in an adventure none of them will soon forget. This book includes paper dolls which add another dimension of fun. All
original art is by author Valerie Williams-​Sanchez, who makes her debut as illustrator ​in this book. 
Eddie
and the
Hot Cocoa Hot Rod© 

​Eddie's real-life auto-racing ​heroes and a special math teacher help him make the grade in the second book in the Cocoa Kids Collection™.
​It's a sweet tale that will thrill young car racing enthusiasts and inform kids of all ages about Black racing greats of yesterday and today. Purchase this book, and request free math skills worksheets that make practice of abstract math concepts like place value and fractions, fun!.
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          NEW! Cocoa Kids Collection Church School Lesson Plans

The Golden Rule (Matthew 7:12) teaches us treat others we would like to be treated and is a maxim central in many religions and cultures. Now you can learn these lessons with the  Cocoa Kids!
     Use the new Church School Lesson Plans to encourage readers of all ages​ to read, imagine, and discuss the books' themes from this perspective. Discussion prompts include scripture references and printable coloring pages compliment lesson for easy planning. Purchase the booklet for your church's educational program and use it again and again!

                          The Church School Booklet is sold for $25. 
                (Or, get it for FREE at the time of purchase when you buy the three book set.)
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       COCOA KIDS COLLECTION™ BOOKS T-SHIRTS
      Now you can wear your support "on your sleeves" for the book series that offers new
        narratives for children's literature's least represented. Kids of all ages will love this
        ultra-soft, 4.5 ounce, 100% wingspan, combed cotton tee. 
It's so comfy - and cute - you may never want to take it off!

         Available in Adult and Kids' sizes XS-XXL ..................$25.00each (+taxes, shipping & handling)
        To order, send the number(s) and size(s) of shirts you'd like to us through the contact page.
​    **Lorena Sanchez, of Lorena and the Magic Mocha Mirror© is pictured at left wearing a women's tee.

​Your purchase supports literacy education and scholarship!

​Visit the "Contact Page," here, to request your personalized, signed copy of any of the titles.​
​Find The Cocoa Kids Collection® books by title or author search on
Amazon, and Barnes & Noble.