Five Faves: National Ice Cream Scoop Day

Today is National Ice Cream Scoop Day! So grab and cone and one of these books to celebrate!

Pick Me!

By Max Amato

New York : Scholastic Press, 2022. Picture Book

Bean, Cotton Candy, Fudge, Mint and Very Berry compete against each other to be picked by the reader until Rocky Road shows up with a bite taken out of him. Panic sets in when they realize what getting chosen means.

Once Upon a Unicorn’s Horn

By Beatrice Blue

Boston ; New York : Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2020. Picture Book

June finds tiny horses learning to fly in the magical forest by her house. One little horse is unable to fly, and June is determined to help. Despite trying what seems like everything, the day ends, and the little horse is still unable to fly. June doesn’t give up and with the help of her parents, she learns that the magic was deep inside all along.

Keith the Cat with the Magic Hat

By Sue Hendra

New York : Aladdin, 2018. Picture Book

Keith is walking along one day when an ice cream cone flies through the air landing on his head. Other cats begin laughing at him and to hide his embarrassment, he tells them that it’s actually a magic hat. Different situations arise that make them believe he really is magic.

Vanilla Bean: A Story about Trying New Things

By Katie Turner

Rolling Meadows, Illinois : Cottage Door Press, [2021]. Picture Book

Bean, the puppy, loves vanilla ice cream. Plain vanilla with nothing else in it. He only eats regular vanilla ice cream. One day, at Miss Sundae’s ice cream shop, there’s an accident and rainbow sprinkles get EVERYWHERE! Even on his vanilla ice cream cone. Bean then must decide if he’s up for trying something new!

Ice Cream : The Full Scoop

By Gail Gibbons

New York : Holiday House, 2006. Informational.

Ice Cream has been around for a long time. Some believe it's been around for 3,000 years! Learn the history of how ice cream came to be and how it has been made throughout the years.

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