When Ice Cream Had a Meltdown

Inside the ice cream van, all the ice creams and lollies are so excited as they can’t wait to be picked. But no-one wants the plain Ice Cream and she has to watch as all her friends are chosen instead of her. She says she doesn’t mind and tries to hide her feelings until eventually she has a meltdown! Her frozen friends all rally round to support her and at last, her dream comes true!

‘When Ice Cream Had a Meltdown’ is another brilliantly funny story from Michelle Robinson and Tom Knight, celebrating the importance of sharing and understanding our feelings. Michelle is an expert storyteller and her lively text bounces along, making it perfect for reading aloud with a class or at home and offering an excellent starting point for helping children explore their emotions whether feeling left out or whatever!

The illustrations are fantastic! Each ice cream and lolly is bursting with personality and children will enjoy recognising many of the tasty frozen treats brought to life by Tom’s artwork. The story could also offer plenty of inspiration for making ice cream and lollies as well- a plain one or those with a whole host of flavours and toppings! You could even do a little shopping maths with the priced pictures of ice creams at the beginning and end of the book, perhaps creating an ice cream ‘van’ for role play fun!

‘When Ice Cream Had a Meltdown’ joins the other fabulous titles from this talented team- ‘When Cucumber Lost His Cool’, ‘When Jelly Had a Wobble’ and ‘The Day the Banana Went Bad’- and is sure to become a firm favourite!

When Ice Cream Had a Meltdown

Michelle Robinson, illustrated by Tom Knight

Scholastic ISBN: 978-0702313332