Books like Ice boy by David Ezra Stein

A vivid picture book follows a hungry caterpillar as it searches for food, experiences a tummy ache, and discovers a healthy leaf. An astonishing transformation awaits—discover it in this engaging children's tale.

A proud Caldecott‑Medal book in which a young boy named Peter delights in the city’s first snowfall, tracing footprints, building a snowman, and discovering the wonder of winter’s lasting magic.

Three young owls wait for their mother's return while the night sky hushes over their nest, teaching the little ones about calm and patience.

A mother dog searches for her missing puppy, uncovering eight hidden animals under flaps in this interactive picture book.

Second‑grade grad A.J. rents a beach house for summer, but a pesky new neighbor, Andrea, upsets the vacation as she fancies the lifeguard.

When a bullying goat named Gilroy picks on Llama Llama, the young teacher‑in‑training helps the brave llama confront the meanpoke and turn a troubling day into a hopeful lesson about standing up for yourself.

Claude and Sir Bobblysock jet off to a sunny beach adventure, rescuing a man from a shark, winning a sandcastle contest, and hunting for pirate treasure before returning home in time for the Shineyshoes' arrival.

Meet Iggy Peck—creative, independent, and not afraid to express himself! In the spirit of David Shannon’s No, David and Rosemary Wells’s Noisy Nora, Iggy Peck will delight readers looking for irreverent, inspired fun. Iggy has one passion: building. His parents are proud of his fabulous creations, though they’re sometimes surprised by his materials—who could forget the tower he built of dirty diapers? When his second-grade teacher declares her dislike of architecture, Iggy faces a challenge. He loves building too much to give it up! With Andrea Beaty’s irresistible rhyming text and David Roberts’s puckish illustrations, this book will charm creative kids everywhere, and amuse their sometimes bewildered parents.

At the seaside, mother and daughter Mary stumble upon a magical world of letters, numbers, colors, and shapes that turns a simple beach day into a playful exploration of language and imagination.

At thirteen, Chrissa travels to her paternal grandmother’s farm, discovering family secrets and the roots of her strained relationship with her parents.

In 1978 Minnesota, a high‑school senior grapples with his mother’s mysterious death, a distant father, and his own hidden identity while a family’s buried secrets threaten to unravel.

A young dog's crippling fear is overcome when a smaller creature in distress appears on a chaotic, splash-filled beach day.

"The story of a boy's visit to the beach, Beach Feet opens with a small boy feeling the heat of the sand and then running towards the ocean. Free and independent despite his young age and the tube around his waist, the boy gives himself over to the ocean and the pleasures to be had at water's edge. Throughout, the boy's connection to the beach through his feet-the feel of sand, shells, water-is never lost. Unusual perspectives and a pitch-perfect voice make this a standout.Kiyomi Konagaya was born in 1936 in Shizuoka, Japan. At university, he studied English literature and published his poetry in literary magazines. After graduation, he took a job at an advertising agency. In 1977 he won the prestigious Mr. H Award (for new poets) for Little Voyage 26. He also won the twenty-first Takami Jun Prize in 1991, and the twenty-fifth Contemporary Poetry Award in 2007.Masamitsu Saito was born in 1958 in a seaside town along Kujyukuri Beach in Chiba, so he grew up to the sound of waves. He studied graphic design at Tama Art University. His work can be found in magazines and books, as well as on chocolate packages. "--