num_pages: 48
description: Someone's definitely screaming for ice cream in this illustrated tale of disappointment resistance and acceptance.When a young boy is denied an ice cream cone by his dad the disappointment he feels is extreme. What begins is a cycle of emotions expressed through color. From sadness (blue) to envy of others with cones of their own (green) to anger (red) and more his progression through a range of feelings / tactics is both humorous and cathartic to readers experiencing both his pain and the excessiveness of his reaction.Meanwhile his father's consistent response of a simple No serves as its own model of effectiveness in the face of tantrum. The art uses sparse thick-lined images in black and white paired with a full range of colors each associated with an emotional response. The simplicity of both the art and text combine to open the door to future referencing and resolving similar real-life situations that stem from hearing the word No.
language: English
title: I Want Ice Cream!
publisher: RISE x Penguin Workshop