Both stories deal with self-centeredness versus compassion, though The Chocolate Touch does so in a manner accessible to children. Significance The Chocolate Touch is still in print, and is often used in grade school curricula throughout the United States. It won the Massachusetts Children's Book Award in 1989, the Utah Children's Choice Honors Award in 1983, and the Beehive Award from the Children's Literature Association of Utah in 1983. References 1952 American novels American children's novels Chocolate Classical mythology in popular culture 1952 children's books