Chocolate Fever
Encyclopedia
Chocolate Fever is a juvenile fiction
Children's literature
Children's literature is for readers and listeners up to about age twelve; it is often defined in four different ways: books written by children, books written for children, books chosen by children, or books chosen for children. It is often illustrated. The term is used in senses which sometimes...

 story that was authored by Robert Kimmel Smith
Robert Kimmel Smith
Robert Kimmel Smith is an award-winning American children's author.Between 1957 and 1965, he was a copywriter at an ad agency, and was a partner and creative director at Smith and Toback from 1967 to 1970. In 1970 he became a full-time writer; his first children's book, Chocolate Fever, was...

. The story was published in 1972.

Plot summary

Henry Green likes to eat lots of chocolate
Chocolate
Chocolate is a raw or processed food produced from the seed of the tropical Theobroma cacao tree. Cacao has been cultivated for at least three millennia in Mexico, Central and South America. Its earliest documented use is around 1100 BC...

. In some cases, he adds chocolate or chocolate flavoring to other foods such as mashed potatoes. One day, Henry comes down with a most unusual medical condition. The diagnosis is "chocolate fever." Later on, Henry learns about moderating his consumption of chocolate.

Animated adaptation

On May 18, 1985, an animated adaptation of Chocolate Fever was shown on the CBS Storybreak
CBS Storybreak
CBS Storybreak is a Saturday morning anthology television series that originally aired on the CBS network during the 1985 season. Hosted by Captain Kangaroo's Bob Keeshan , the episodes are half-hour animated adaptations of some of the most beloved children's books published at the time of airing,...

 TV program. This adaptation was also released on video by Playhouse Video.

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