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Patrick Skene Catling

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Patrick Skene Catling


Born
in London, England, The United Kingdom
February 14, 1925

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Patrick Skene Catling is a British children's book author and book reviewer best known for writing The Chocolate Touch in 1952.

Catling was born and schooled in London and was educated there and at Oberlin College in the United States. Catling served in the Royal Canadian Air Force as a navigator and as a journalist at The Baltimore Sun and The Manchester Guardian.

He has traveled extensively. His present home is in the Republic of Ireland. He continues writing books, and writes reviews for The Spectator, The Telegraph, and other publications.

His first publication of The Chocolate Touch in 1952 received enthusiastic responses from several reviewers. The New York Herald Tribune remarked, "it has already proved a hilarious success with children
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Average rating: 3.84 · 20,502 ratings · 1,588 reviews · 31 distinct worksSimilar authors
The Chocolate Touch

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3.83 avg rating — 20,341 ratings — published 1952 — 44 editions
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John Midas in the Dreamtime

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3.48 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 1986 — 5 editions
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Chocolate Magic (The Chocol...

4.08 avg rating — 25 ratings3 editions
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Skylark Gift Set: The Choco...

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4.64 avg rating — 14 ratings
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John Midas and the Vampires

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1996 — 2 editions
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The Experiment

3.47 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1968 — 15 editions
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John Midas and the Radio Touch

3.92 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1994 — 3 editions
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Better Than Working

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2004 — 10 editions
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The Surrogate

4.36 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1973 — 3 editions
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Jazz, Jazz, Jazz

4.44 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1980 — 2 editions
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More books by Patrick Skene Catling…
The Chocolate Touch John Midas in the Dreamtime John Midas and the Radio Touch John Midas and the Rock Star John Midas and the Vampires
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“unmistakably”
Patrick Skene Catling, The Chocolate Touch: Perfect Summer Reading for Kids

“A little Toffee Crunch,”
Patrick Skene Catling, The Chocolate Touch: Perfect Summer Reading for Kids

“too much candy.”
Patrick Skene Catling, The Chocolate Touch: Perfect Summer Reading for Kids

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