Select language, opens an overlay
  • General Recommendations
  • Staff-Created List

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.

San José Public Library

30 items

  • 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…
    BookNew York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2024] — J PICTURE BOOK Dean
  • 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.
    BookSan Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2024] — J PICTURE BOOK Scheele
  • 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…
    BookAnn Arbor, MI : Sleeping Bear Press, 2024. — J PICTURE BOOK Campbell
  • 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.
    BookNaperville, 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…
    BookNew 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.
    BookNew 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…
    BookNew 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…
    BookNew 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.
    BookNew 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.
    BookNew 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…
    BookNew 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.
    BookNew York : Scholastic Press, 2015. ©2015. — J PICTURE BOOK Sis
  • For pre-readers and readers. 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…
    BookNew York : Random House, 2024. — J EASY READER Buckley
  • For pre-readers and 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.
    BookChicago, Illinois : Albert Whitman & Company, 2020. — J EASY READER Archer
  • For pre-readers and readers. Non-fiction. Chill out with the fascinating history behind ice cream, the first in a fact-tastic Level 3 Ready-to-Read nonfiction series about the history of fun stuff! Did you know that immigrants to Ellis…
    BookNew York : Simon Spotlight, 2014. — J 641.862 Williams
  • For pre-readers and readers. Fiction. Gerald must decide if he should share his ice cream before it's too late.
    BookJ EASY READER Willems
  • Ice Cream Man

    How Augustus Jackson Made a Sweet Treat Better

    Armand, Glenda,
    For pre-readers and 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.'
    BookNew 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.
    BookNew York : Little Simon, 2021. — J DESMOND COLE GHOST PATROL
  • For readers and pre-teens. Fiction. Reader, be advised that the events in this book may tickle your funny bone. Each story features black-and-white interior illustrations from a different artist, making this book unlike any you've ever…
    BookNew York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2022. — J FICTION Rubin
  • 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…
    BookNew York : Simon Spotlight, 2021. — J CUPCAKE DIARIES