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Summer Learning: Sweet Treats: A Cool Blend of Fiction and Fact about Ice Cream

Beat the heat with ice cream! Delve into the delectable world of ice cream across various genres and themes. This multigenerational booklist features fiction and non-fiction selections for Pre-Readers (0-5), Readers (5-10), Pre-Teens (10-12), Teens (12-17), and Adults (18+). Selected by SJPL staff.

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  • Ice Cream Everywhere

    Sweet Stories From Around the World

    Campbell-Smith, Judy,
    For Pre-Readers. Fiction. Everywhere you go, all around the world people are eating ice cream! And while some folks spoon up sundaes and some savor Syrian bouza--one thing is always true: ice cream is joy! Travel the globe and discover a…
    Book, 2024Ann Arbor, MI : Sleeping Bear Press, 2024. — J PICTURE BOOK Campbell
  • For Pre-Readers. Fiction. The Just Chillin' ice cream truck is coming today and Pete the Cat can't wait. He runs as fast as he can to find the truck. It's getting late, but his friends need his help. Will Pete take a little time out of his day to…
    Book, 2024New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2024] — J PICTURE BOOK Dean
  • For Pre-Readers. Fiction. This cuddly board book is packed with sweet sayings that will charm young readers-and the big readers who love them!
    Book, 2024Little Simon, 2024. — J HARDPAGE
  • For Pre-Readers. Fiction. A boy and his inventor mother embark on a journey to other universes in pursuit of the perfect ice cream sundae with everything on it.
    Book, 2024San Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2024] — J PICTURE BOOK Scheele
  • For Pre-Readers. Fiction. Eva starts a lemonade stand but competition from Jake's stand across the street creates a tough challenge, so Eva decides to make kulfi, her own Indian ice cream, and partner with Jake.
    Book, 2023Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, [2023] — J PICTURE BOOK Jerath
  • For Pre-Readers. Fiction. When a stray ice cream cone is discovered, Squirrel seeks out the help of friend Bear. But what's this? After being left out in the sun, the ice cream is gone! Drunk with power, Squirrel locates an empty ice cream truck and…
    Book, 2023New York, NY : Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2023. — J PICTURE BOOK SarconeR
  • For Pre-Readers. Fiction. A little boy experiences a variety of different emotions while he waits in line for ice cream, his favorite food.
    Book, 2022New York : Nancy Paulsen Books, 2022. — J PICTURE BOOK Sheffiel
  • For Pre-Readers. Fiction. Follow along with our narrator as he passes through his busy neighborhood in search of the Paletero Man. But when he finally catches up with him, our narrator's pockets are empty. Oh no! What happened to his dinero? It will…
    Book, 2021New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2021] — J PICTURE BOOK Diaz
  • For Pre-Readers. Fiction. Competitive fox siblings Fritz and Franny both love ice cream, but when Mr. Bear's ice cream truck stops on their street, they spend so much time trying to outdo each other imagining multiple flavors and toppings that the…
    Book, 2021New York : Acorn/Scholastic Inc., 2021. — J EASY READER Kugler
  • For Pre-Readers. Fiction. Illustrations and simple text follow a young child's colorful journey from disappointment and resistance to acceptance.
    Book, 2021New York : Rise x Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2021. — J PICTURE BOOK Pica
  • For Pre-Readers. Fiction. Groovy Joe is a fun-loving dog with a tub full of ice cream--which he shares with his unexpected dinosaur guests.
    Book, 2016New York : Orchard Books, 2016. — J PICTURE BOOK Litwin
  • For Pre-Readers. Fiction. Rashin is an Iranian immigrant girl living in New York, excited by her first trip to Coney Island and fascinated by the differences in the beach customs between her native Iran and her new home--but she misses the saffron…
    Book, 2018New York, NY : Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2018. ℗♭2018. — J PICTURE BOOK Kheiriye
  • For Pre-Readers. Fiction. A little boy writes a letter to his grandfather about all the reading and studying he is doing this summer--but all his activities revolve around ice cream.
    Book, 2015New York : Scholastic Press, 2015. ©2015. — J PICTURE BOOK Sis
  • For Readers. Fiction. Neighborhood friends greet eight different trucks until the truck they are really waiting for, the ice cream truck, finally arrives.
    Book, 2025New York, NY : Greenwillow Books, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2025] — J PICTURE BOOK Fairbank
  • For Readers. Fiction. Take a tour of the fantastical Ice Cream Town, where everything is made of ice cream! Fancy a ride on the ice cream train, a dip in the ice cream lake, or a visit to the ice cream park? It's all possible in Ice Cream Town,…
    Book, 2024New York : Random House, 2024. — J PB EASY READER
  • Ice Cream Man

    How Augustus Jackson Made a Sweet Treat Better

    Armand, Glenda,
    For Readers. Non-fiction. This picture book biography recounts the extraordinary life of Augustus Jackson, an African American entrepreneur who is known as the 'Father of Ice Cream.'
    Book, 2023New York : Rodale Kids, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, [2023] — J 641.5092 JACKSON Armand
  • For Readers. Fiction. When Anthony the ice cream man takes a vacation during a very hot summer in Kersville, best friends Desmond and Andres search for a substitute, with frightening results. Book 14 of Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol.
    Book, 2021New York : Little Simon, 2021. — J DESMOND COLE GHOST PATROL
  • For Readers. Fiction. Things are slow at the cupcake shop this summer, and so when Mia's dad invites her on a long weekend trip to meet some of his college friends, she jumps at the chance--especially when she hears they have daughters her age. It…
    Book, 2021New York : Simon Spotlight, 2021. — J CUPCAKE DIARIES
  • For Readers. Fiction. Detective Paw, a dog, and his porcupine partner, Patrol Officer Prickles, are on the case when someone replaces ice cream parlor owner Floella Flufftail's famous raspberry syrup with ketchup.
    Book, 2020Chicago, Illinois : Albert Whitman & Company, 2020. — J EASY READER Archer
  • For Readers. Fiction. When Mr. Will, the local ice cream man, brings treats to the students at Ella Mentry School, Dr. Carbies will stop at nothing to ensure no one breaks his latest rule banning desserts. Book 11 of My Weirdest School.
    Book, 2018New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018] — J MY WEIRDEST SCHOOL