Curious george and the ice cream surprise [eBook - NC Kids Digital Library

On a hot summer day, George has his mind set on a special treat... George is looking for a way to beat the summer heat. Swimming, running through sprinklers, a glass of lemonade#8212;none of them can help George cool off! What George really wants is a sweet, cold treat from the ice cream truck. But will he ever catch it? "The only predictable thing about that dynamic monkey, Curious George, is his unpredictability."#8212; The New York Times George is looking for a way to beat the summer heat. Swimming, running through sprinklers, a glass of lemonade--none is able to help George cool off! What George really wants is a sweet, cold treat from the ice cream truck! But will he ever catch it? In the hot days of summer, Curious George the monkey looks for ways to stay cool, including going to the pool, playing in the sprinklers, and drinking lemonade, but what he really wants is a visit from the ice cream truck Seven-year-old George "Babe" Ruth (who would grow up to become a baseball legend) steals a dollar from his father's saloon to treat his friends to ice cream. Includes timeline A mouse named Wemberly, who worries about everything, finds that patience, just like a frosty treat, will go a long way George wants ice cream to cool off in the hot weather and so do all the other people