Wednesday, March 6, 2024

The Ice Cream Vanishes by Julia Sarcone-Roach - HIGH

The Ice Cream Vanishes by Julia Sarcone-Roach.
40 pages.  PICTURE BOOK Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2023. $19. 9780593309858 

BUYING ADVISORY: Pre-K, EL (K-3) - ESSENTIAL

AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH 

Squirrel is a natural at making items disappear. Acorns, sandwiches, and fruit are easy! However, when squirrel leaves an ice cream cone on top of a rock on a sunny day, he can't figure out where the ice cream went. Therefore, he must be a magician! Squirrel enlists his friend, Bear, to help him figure this mystery out. They decide to follow the ice cream truck to see if they can do it again. 

My five year old daughter enjoyed this picture book because of hilarious illustrations that accompanied the text. The text is written with playful humor for little kids. The mystery of the disappearing ice cream cone is one that kids will solve immediately and then laugh at squirrel and bear as they try to figure it out. 

A. Criswell, English Language Teacher

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