Hershey

Food Brands We Love

by Kaitlyn Duling

What a sweet treat! This title is packed with the history of The Hersey Company through narrative nonfiction, informative sidebars, Fun Facts, and more.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Nonfiction

34 pages, ebook

First published January 1, 2021

About the author

Kaitlyn Duling believes in the power of words to change hearts, minds, and ultimately—actions.

She is a graduate of the Program in Creative Writing at Knox College, where she studied poetry. An Illinoisan at heart, she currently resides in Boston, MA, where she has authored over one hundred books for children and teens. She loves to write, travel, and explore the city with her wife and friends.

She knows that knowledge of the past is the key to our future and wants to make sure that all children and families have access to high-quality information.

A Pushcart nominee, Best of the Net nominee, and winner of the Davenport Poetry Award, her poems have found homes in Denver Quarterly, Big Muddy, Ninth Letter, IDK Magazine, The Fourth River, and Wilde Magazine, among others.

Reviews

[Mars · Rating 2 out of 5]

Literally only read this to get closer to my goal of reading 10k pages this year lmao

[Corbin Bleu · Rating 3 out of 5]

I started this book off not expecting much and preparing for information I already knew to be recited right back at me. Little did I know… this book charmed me. The fun fact pop up texts had me eager to flip the next page and I, admittedly, learned a lot about Hershey’s. My desire to research further has swelled into an aching knot in my side.

Mr. Milton Hershey, what other secrets do you cloak within that deceptive aura of yours? This book makes you out to be all that… but are you really?

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xx

[Ellon · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 stars (I liked it)

I had just read Duling's Frito Lay and liked it a lot more and I'm not sure if it is because I know more about Hershey than Frito Lay.

I felt like some of the photographs were inserted in places it didn't really make sense. Like a random Kissmobile.

Also, the caption calls the coaster Storm Rider when it is actually Storm Runner and this made me unreasonably upset. I think it's because the end pages are all about research and yet you got such an obvious thing wrong and didn't check.

I also found it weird how often the Cookies n Cream bar was mentioned. Is that Duling's favorite or something?

I still think the book would be useful for a child who knew less about Hershey. I also like the end pages that are similar to the ones in the Frito Lay book.

[J · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yes, a very short book but I read it for a few reasons. First, Chocolate!

Then my personal ties to Hershey. The patriarch of my paternal family crossed an ocean and then settled close to what is now Hershey. He fathered several children, one of whom was my "many-great" grandfather. They lived and farmed near Yellow Britches Creek...without the aroma of chocolate which came much later.

Several years ago I went to Hershey. The aroma is amazing and arrives long before you reach the plant. Stretching the ties a bit....I also worked in food production so a factory visit was a bit of a homecoming.... Plus, dark chocolate!

[MQR · Rating 4 out of 5]

For an American company, I was expecting more information. I don't care about someone dropping food at campfire. I don't care about someone's Halloween enterprise. What are we teaching children that fact books need to contain fictional characters, fictional events . What happened to teaching children 5 W's. Well rating this one 4 stars anyway bc at least for once it gives a show of how a real American company is started and is supported through some different eras of expectations on the western markets.

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

For chocolate lovers, this is a very short 30,000 view of how Milton Hershey started the Hershey empire.
I did not know that Krave, the beef jerky is a Hershey product.
It was not mentioned that sour milk is part of the recipe (which is why non-Americans actually don't like Hershey's chocolate).

[Becky · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very light on facts. Good for young/reluctant readers who are new to researching their topic. Helpful appendix give tips on researching and directs readers to online resources.

[Q · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of good facts about the Hershey company and the man behind it, Milton Hershey. Presented in a well organized and easy to understand way. Great for young readers.

[Pearline]

Reads like a dated advertorial so I am slightly surprised that it is written in 2021.

[Thaz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just basic facts that serve as media propaganda to make Hersheys look better 🤷🏽‍♀️

[Ibtasam Umar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Historical

[Aaron · Rating 5 out of 5]

A cute wee book that was really cool to read.

[Elizabeth Joyce · Rating 5 out of 5]

I did not know the products Hershey owns.

[Marlene · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun short book with lots of facts on Hershey’s. I didn’t know Hershey created so many non-chocolate items. Very cool to see the Hershey Hotel and the Kissmobile. Great book for children.