John Midas Books

In order from The Chocolate Touch to John Midas in the Dreamtime

chapter • 126 Pages

6.3

#1 in Series

Book #1

The Chocolate Touch

Written by Patrick Skene Catling & illustrated by Margot Apple

8 - 12

Reading age

126

Page count

May 23, 2006

Publication date

Paperback

$9.99

$9.58

Summary

John midas loves chocolate. He loves it so much that he′ll eat it any hour of any day. He doesn′t care if he ruins his appetite. He thinks chocolate is better than any other food! But one day, after wandering into a candy store and buying a piece of their best chocolate, John finds out that there might just be such a thing as too much chocolate. . . .

Primary Tags

chocolate

John Midas Series

Published from 1987 - 2006

2 books

chapter • 126 Pages

6.3

#1 in Series

Paperback

$9.99$9.58

chapter

#2 in Series

Paperback

$2.75$2.56

Year	#	Title	Pages
2006	1	The Chocolate Touch	126
1987	2	John Midas in the Dreamtime

The Creatives Behind the Books

Author

Patrick Skene Catling

Born in London, Patrick Skene Catling was educated there and at Oberlin College in the United States. As a Royal Canadian Air Force navigator and as a journalist, he has traveled extensively. His present home is in the Republic of Ireland.The original appearance of The Chocolate Touch in 1952 stirred much reviewer enthusiasm. The New York Herald Tribune remarked, “it has already proved a hilarious success with children,” and The Saturday Review said, “it is told with an engaging humor that boys and girls will instantly discover and approve.”

Illustrator

Margot Apple

Margot Apple is a freelance illustrator, having illustrated more than fifty books for children while also producing illustrations for “Cricket” and “Ladybug” magazines. She now lives in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, with her husband and their pets, a dog and a cat.