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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!
“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
-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: a cropped detailed view of an illustration showing Milton Hershey and his team in 1905 at the moment when they had finally perfected his milk chocolate recipe and produced the very first HERSHEY’S milk chocolate candy bar!
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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.