Patrick Skene Catling

The Chocolate Touch is a children's book by Patrick Skene Catling, first published in the USA in 1952. John Midas is delighted when, through a magical gift, everything his lips touch turns into chocolate. The story is patterned after the myth of King Midas, whose magic turned everything he touched into gold. The …

Michael comes home from school to learn that his father has died and he is now in the hands of the Fox family. Not content with taking away his home, they sell him to the Young Companions Agency. Many adventures follow before his services as companion are bought by the richest boy in Britain.