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July is National Ice Cream Month and who doesn't love ice cream? With the endless amount of flavors to choose from and toppings you can add, there is something for everyone. With it being so hot outside lately, the best way to cool off is with a frozen treat. To celebrate, here are a few newer picture books that highlight ice cream and other frozen treats! 


Paletero Man
Written by Lucky Diaz
Illustrated by Micah Player
New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2021. Picture Book.

A young boy sets out with his dinero, his money, on a hot day to go and buy a paletero, a fruit or ice cream bar. Along his way he is greeted by members of the community. When he arrives at the cart of the Paletero Man, he discovers he has lost his money! This bilingual picture book is beautifully illustrated and has a fun message of kindness.

Vanilla Bean: A Story About Trying New Things
By Katie Turner
Rolling Meadows, Illinois : Cottage Door Press, 2021. Picture Book.

A picky pup named Bean only likes to eat vanilla ice cream. No matter what anyone tries, she refuses to try anything new. One day an accident happens at the ice cream shop and somehow sprinkles end up on Bean's plain vanilla ice cream, and she actually enjoys it! A fun story about stepping out of your comfort zone.


The Nice Dream Truck
Written by Beth Ferry
Illustrated by Brigette Barrager
New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2021. Picture Book.

This delightful picture book is written to be a bedtime story and is all about a Nice Dream Truck that comes at bedtime to give the children good dreams. While it is talking about dreams specifically, there is a strong correlation between an Ice Cream Truck and a Nice Dream Truck with a variety of ice creams and toppings used throughout in relation to different types of dreams that the children have.

Saffron Ice Cream
By Rashin Kheiriyeh 
New York, NY : Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2018. Picture Book.

Rashin takes her  first trip to Coney Island with her family after moving to New York from Iran. She observes the differences in the customs as she spends the day on the beach, and is reminded of her beach trips in Iran, which included sharing saffron ice cream with her best friend. While she misses those experiences, she also appreciates that there are wonderful things in her new home as well. 


The Giant Ice Cream Mess
By Tina KĆ¼gler
New York : Acorn/Scholastic Inc., 2021. Easy Reader.

Fritz and Franny are fox siblings that have all kinds of adventures in the Fox Tails Easy Reader series. In this particular book, the two siblings love ice cream, so they go to Mr. Bear's ice cream truck. Before they get ice cream, they find themselves competing with each other to come up with the best flavors and toppings for ice cream that they can think of! By the time they are done, Mr. Bear is almost all out of ice cream and they are stuck with the marshmallow pickle ripple flavor.


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