BIBFRAME Work

Title

The Chocolate King

Type

• Text
• Monograph

Contribution

• Leventhal, Michael (Writer on Jewish history) (author )
• Catalán, Laura (illustrator )
• Roden, Claudia (other)

Subject

• Cooking (Chocolate) (LCSHAC)
• Chocolate (LCSHAC)
• Jews--France (LCSHAC)

Genre Form

• Fiction (LCGFT)
• Picture books (LCGFT)

Language

• English

Illustrative Content

• illustrations

Classification

• DDC: [E] (Assigner: dlc)
• LCC: PZ7.1.L4859 Ch 2022 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)

Content

• text
• still image

Summary

In seventeenth-century Spain, Benjamin and his family leave for France to escape religious persecution, but in France Benjamin's dreams of making chocolate seem bleak until a chance encounter with the King of France. Includes a history of chocolate, the Jewish community, and a recipe for hot chocolate.

Authorized Access Point

Leventhal, Michael (Writer on Jewish history). The Chocolate King

Intended audience

• primary
• Grades K-1.
• Ages 4-8.

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-11T20:22:28.723292+00:00
• Agent: cbc
• Status: c
• Derived from: 21927764

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-11
• Cataloger id: Unknown
• Description level: http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe-2-6-0/
• Description language: eng
• Description authentication: pcc