War at the Ice Cream Store 2 Book Tour and Guest Post

I loved getting the opportunity to do this book event with iRead Book Tours.

War at the Ice Cream Store 2 book tour includes a giveaway Rafflecopter at the end. My stop includes an awesome guest post with the author.

Book Details:

Book Title:  War at the Ice Cream Store 2: Rocky Road vs The Sundae Storm by Cheryl DaVeiga
Category:  Children’s Fiction (Ages 3-7),  4 pages
Genre:  Children’s Picture Book
Publisher:  Waterhole Productions LLC
Release date:   May 6, 2025
Format available for review:  print-softback (USA only), ebook (Gifted Kindle, PDF)
Will send print books out:  USA
Tour dates: May 19 to June 13, 2025
Content Rating:  G. This children’s book is for everyone.

Book Description:

The sequel to the award-winning War at the Ice Cream Store: Bully Vanilli vs Mustachio Pistachio

It’s a perfect Sunny Sunday in July—The ultimate ice cream day! But wait… uh oh… Trouble is brewing down at the Frozen Frogg Ice Cream Store! A swirly, twirly, category five twister is out of control!! 

Could this be the first summer Sunday EVER without ice cream? (Say it isn’t so!) Or can the flavors and toppings whip up a plan before it’s too late? 

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Also Available for Review:

Book Details:

Book Title:  War at the Ice Cream Store: Mustachio Pistachio vs Bully Vanilli—Collector’s Edition by Cheryl DaVeiga
Category:  Children’s Fiction (Ages 3-7),  32 pages
Genre:  Children’s Picture Book
Publisher:  Waterhole Productions LLC
Release date:   May 2025
Format available for review:  print-softback (USA only), ebook (GIFTED KINDLE,  PDF)
Will send print books out:  USA
Tour dates: May 19 to June 6, 2025
Content Rating:  G. This children’s book is for everyone.

Book Description:

New Collector’s Edition—Reillustrated with enhanced story and bonus content. 

​In the Frozen Frogg Ice Cream Store, Bully Vanilli is the most popular ice cream and self-proclaimed king of the flavors. Lonely Mustachio sits at the back of the freezer. No one ever picks him.  Every night, after the store door is locked, Bully Vanilli begins his bullying and Mustachio is his favorite target. One night, Vully kicks Mustachio’s bucket. Poor Mustachio falls SPLAT on the floor, and it’s…  War at the Ice Cream Store! (And there’s a song!)

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Guest Post by Cheryl DaVeiga

The Words Were There All Along by Cheryl DaVeiga
How a Lifelong Love of Lyrics (and a few silly songs) Led Me to Writing

I’ve always loved words. I love wordplay. I love rhyme and rhythm. I love onomatopoeia (and
spelling it correctly on the first try). Give me homophones, alliteration, etymology—I’m a happy
camper.
As a kid, I knew the lyrics to every song on the radio. I still do. The only trouble now is… there
are just too many songs to remember. My internal hard drive is full.
So here’s the strange part:
Why didn’t I always know I wanted to be a writer?

The Clues Were There
During my years in the corporate world, I became the unofficial parody songwriter. Any
retirement, promotion, or office milestone—I was your girl. I’d rewrite the lyrics to a popular
tune, print out copies, and make the entire office sing along.
It was always a hit. I loved it. People laughed. They sang. They pointed at the person being
roasted—I mean, celebrated—and I got a jolt of joy every time.
Still, I didn’t call myself a writer.

Then I Wrote a Real Song
One day, I wrote a children’s song with my then 6-year-old nephew. A real one—with a melody
and lyrics all my own (well, with lots of 6-year-old input.) It was silly, bouncy, rhymey,
rhythmy… and ridiculously fun. Then it got produced…with guitars, drums, harmonies—and
even a little banjo—shout out to my late dad from North Carolina.
OMG. I was hooked.
I didn’t know it yet, but something had shifted. Suddenly, I couldn’t stop writing songs—first for
kids, then big people songs. And not long after, I realized that songs were just little stories. The
kind with ice cream battles, punny characters, and picture book chaos—oh—picture books!!
Next obsession—On!

Somewhere in the swirl of silly and sweet, I finally realized:
I’d been a writer all along.

The Power of Words
Ahh… the power of words. They can sell or sting or soothe. They can divide or bring people
together. They can make you laugh so hard you snort milk out your nose, or cry in that quietly
grateful way when someone finally says what you feel.
Words have rhythm. Words have music. And when you’re lucky, words have magic.
That’s what I try to do in my books and songs: make a little magic.
Sometimes funny, sometimes heartfelt. Always with rhythm. Always with joy.

A Final Word (or Two)
I used to think writing meant being serious, literary, Proper with a Capital P. But now I know:
writing can be silly and musical and wild. It can be full of ice cream puns and kid-sized wonder.
And that kind of writing? It suits me perfectly.
Write on!

Meet the Author:

Cheryl DaVeiga is an award-winning songwriter and children’s book author who loves to combine humor, rhyme, and wordplay to create stories and songs that bring on the giggles. You can find her books and animated sing-along song videos on her website for kids and kid-lovers—BiffBamBooza.com. Biff Bam Booza books have received numerous awards and high acclaim, including Mom’s Choice Gold, Purple Dragonfly, Eric Hoffer, and Literary Titan book awards, Readers’ Favorite 5-star ratings, and Kirkus Review Magazine features.  Cheryl lives in Tucson, Arizona, and spends her summers in her native New Jersey.

connect with the author:  website ~ facebook ~ instagram ~ X ~ bookbub ~ goodreads

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Tour Schedule:

​May 18 – @onceuponafrida * – book review of WAR AT THE ICE CREAM STORE 2 / book review of WAR AT THE ICE CREAM STORE 1 / giveaway
May 19 – Cover Lover Book Review – book review of WAR AT THE ICE CREAM STORE 2 / guest post / giveaway
May 19 – Working Mommy Journal – book series spotlight
May 19 – @acourtofspinesnpages * – book review of WAR OF THE ICE CREAM STORE 2 / giveaway
May 20 – Library Lady’s Kid Lit – book review of WAR AT THE ICE CREAM STORE 2 / giveaway
May 20 – Library Lady’s Kid Lit – books spotlight / author interview / giveaway
May 20 –  Cover Lover Book Review – book review of WAR AT THE ICE CREAM STORE / giveaway
May 20 – @speedreadstagram * – book review of WAR AT THE ICE CREAM STORE 2 / giveaway
May 21 – @Pagesforpaige * – book reviews of WAR AT THE ICE CREAM STORE 2 & WAR AT THE ICE CREAM STORE
May 21 – Library Lady’s Kid Lit – book review of WAR AT THE ICE CREAM STORE / giveaway
May 21 – Locks, Hooks and books – book review of WAR AT THE ICE CREAM STORE 2 / giveaway
May 22 – @nissa_the.bookworm * – book review of WAR AT THE ICE CREAM STORE 2 / giveaway
May 22 – A Mama’s Corner of the World – book review of WAR AT THE ICE CREAM STORE 2 / giveaway
May 23 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review of WAR AT THE ICE CREAM STORE / giveaway
May 23 – @therearenobadbooks * – book review of WAR AT THE ICE CREAM STORE 2 / giveaway
May 27 – Sandra’s Book Club – book review of WAR AT THE ICE CREAM STORE 2
​May 28 – Nighttime Reading Center – book review of WAR AT THE ICE CREAM STORE 2 / giveaway
May 28 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book review of WAR AT THE ICE CREAM STORE 2 / guest post / giveaway
May 28 – @reader_ceygo * – book review of WAR AT THE ICE CREAM STORE 2 / giveaway
May 29 – @jilljemmett * – book review of WAR AT THE ICE CREAM STORE 2 / giveaway
May 30 – Faith and Books – book review of WAR AT THE ICE CREAM STORE 2 / giveaway
June 2 – Liese’s Blog – book series spotlight
June 2 – Cheryl’s Book Nook – book review of WAR AT THE ICE CREAM STORE 2 / giveaway
June 2 – @survivalofthesahm * – book review of WAR AT THE ICE CREAM STORE 2 / giveaway
June 3 – Bigreadersite – book review of WAR AT THE ICE CREAM STORE 2 / giveaway
June 3 – Books With a Chance – books review of WAR AT THE ICE CREAM STORE 2 and WAR AT THE ICE CREAM STORE / author interview / giveaway
June 4 – Bigreadersite – book review of WAR AT THE ICE CREAM STORE / giveaway
June 4 – Cheryl’s Book Nook – book review of WAR AT THE ICE CREAM STORE / giveaway
June 5 – @Leannebookstagram – book review of WAR AT THE ICE CREAM STORE 2 
June 6 – Faith and Books – book review of WAR AT THE ICE CREAM STORE / giveaway
June 6 – Nighttime Reading Center – book review of WAR AT THE ICE CREAM STORE / giveaway
June 6 – @Leannebookstagram – book review of WAR AT THE ICE CREAM STORE 
June 7 – Country Mamas With Kids – books review of WAR AT THE ICE CREAM STORE 2 & WAR AT THE ICE CREAM STORE (Collector’s Edition) / giveaway
June 9 – Happily Managing a Household of Boys – book review of WAR AT THE ICE CREAM STORE 2
June 9 – @this.human.reads * – book review of WAR AT THE ICE CREAM STORE 2
June 10 – Country Mamas With Kids – book review of WAR AT THE ICE CREAM STORE 2 / author interview / giveaway
June 11 – Kim’s Book Reviews and Writing Aha’s – book review of WAR AT THE ICE CREAM STORE 2 / giveaway
June 12 – 0storyverse – book review of WAR AT THE ICE CREAM STORE 2
June 12 – Kim’s Book Reviews and Writing Aha’s – book review of WAR AT THE ICE CREAM STORE / giveaway
June 12 – @thebookishren * – book review of WAR AT THE ICE CREAM STORE 2 / giveaway
June 13 – 0storyverse – book review of WAR AT THE ICE CREAM STORE 
June 13 – Paws.Read.Repeat – book review of WAR AT THE ICE CREAM STORE 2 / giveaway
June 13 – @lenatheotaku * – book review of WAR AT THE ICE CREAM STORE 2 / giveaway
June 13 – @lizzies.reading.recs * – book review of WAR AT THE ICE CREAM STORE 2 / giveaway
TBD – @ThisReadingNurse – book review of WAR AT THE ICE CREAM STORE 2 / author interview
TBD – @ThisReadingNurse – book review of WAR AT THE ICE CREAM STORE 
TBD – Deal Sharing Aunt – book review of WAR AT THE ICE CREAM STORE 2 / author interview / giveaway
TBD – Deal Sharing Aunt – book review of WAR AT THE ICE CREAM STORE / giveaway
​TBD – Sarandipity’s – book review of WAR AT THE ICE CREAM STORE 2 / guest post / giveaway
TBD – Sarandipity’s – book review of WAR AT THE ICE CREAM STORE / giveaway

Giveaway

WAR AT THE ICE CREAM STORE 2 Book Tour Giveaway