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When Life Gives You Lemons

A special ice cream collaboration? The Library's 150th birthday? Summertime treats? This list is full of stories that celebrate celebrations!

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18 items

  • A little boy experiences a variety of different emotions while he waits in line for ice cream, his favorite food.
    eBook, 2022New York : Nancy Paulsen Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House, 2022. — E-BOOK (OVERDRIVE)
  • After disappointingly receiving a lemon tree from her grandma on her birthday, a young girl doesn't know what to do with it other than care for it and wait, but her patience eventually pays off.
    Book, 2019New York : Sterling Children's Books, [2019] — J EASY DEENIHAN
  • Ice Cream Man

    How Augustus Jackson Made a Sweet Treat Better

    Armand, Glenda,
    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 : Crown Books for Young Reaers, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, [2023] — J BIO JACKSON AUGUSTUS
  • Lionel, who does not like to share, goes too far at Chloe's birthday party and eats all the cake, and must turn things around before he loses all of his friends.
    Book, 2019Somerville, Massachusetts : Nosy Crow, an imprint of Candlewick Press, 2019. — J EASY PEACOCK
  • Little Duck celebrates his first birthday with the other animals on the farm by copying their examples, from shearing off all his feathers to taking a mudbath, before enjoying Farmer Brown's yummy frosted maple cake.
    Book, 2016New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2016] — J EASY CRONIN
  • An entertaining picture book celebration of the love between a child and her family follows a young girl as she is tucked in each night with smiles, hugs, and plenty of humorous comparisons to unicorns, donuts, and dinosaurs!
    Book, 2021Wilton, CT : Tiger Tales, [2021] — J EASY DAVIES
  • Having missed out on the other treats at a friend's birthday party, a grumpy cat grabs all of the balloons and floats into the sky, where she sees that her problems are not so big, after all.
    Book, 2015New York, New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA), [2015] — J EASY HARRISON
  • Sam's Sundaes is far and away the best place on Jelly Bean Street to get your favorite ice cream flavor! One day, five animals dash through the door, hoping little Sam Sundae will whip up the ice cream treat of their dreams. That is, until Gorilla…
    Book, 2016[Place of publication not identified] : Barron'S, 2016. — J EASY STRATHIE
  • 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. — J EASY SIS
  • Everyone smiles when the little ice cream truck, loaded up with tasty treats, shows up at parties, baseball games, parks, and zoos.
    Book, 2018New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2018. — J EASY CUYLER
  • Describes the seasonal changes that accompany the arrival of summer and details some of the ways in which people enjoy this season, from eating ice cream and watching fireworks to swimming in the lake.
    Book, 2017Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2017. — J EASY BRENNER
  • Gerald the elephant has a big decision to make, but will he make it in time?
    Easy Reader, 2011New York : Hyperion Books for Children, c2011. — J READER WILLEMS MO
  • Paletero man!

    ¡Qué paletero tan cool!

    Diaz, Lucky,
    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 take the help of the…
    Book, 2022New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2022 — SPANISH J PICTURE DIAZ LUCKY
  • Boa is hoping to enjoy his best birthday ever, but most of his friends' gifts are very disappointing.
    Book, 2014Minneapolis, MN : Anderson Press USA, 2014. — J EASY WILLIS
  • At the backwards birthday party, a donkey pins the tail on the guests, the ice cream is hot, and the candles are not.
    Book, 2015New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2015] — J EASY CHAPIN
  • Frances is jealous of her sister's birthday, but birthday spirit moves her to reluctantly give her coveted gift.
    Easy Reader, 2012New York : Harper, [2012] — J READER HOBAN
  • A series of increasingly far-fetched events might occur if someone were to give a cupcake to a cat.
    Book, 2008[New York] : Laura Geringer Books, c2008. — J EASY NUMEROFF