Lug, Dawn of the Ice Age — David Zeltser

A hilarious middle-grade novel about a misunderstood caveboy perfect for fans of Ice Age, Happy Feet, The Time Warp Trio, and Platypus Police Squad.

In Lug's Stone Age clan, a caveboy becomes a caveman by catching a jungle llama and riding it against the rival Boar Rider clan in the Big Game. The thing is, Lug has a forbidden, secret art cave and would rather paint than smash skulls. Because Lug is different, his clan's Big Man is out to get him, he's got a pair of bullies on his case--oh, and the Ice Age is coming.

When Lug is banished from the clan for failing to catch a jungle llama, he's forced to team up with Stony, a silent Neanderthal with a very expressive unibrow, and Echo (a Boar Rider girl!). In a world experiencing some serious global cooling, these misfits must protect their feuding clans from the impending freeze and a particularly unpleasant pride of migrating tigers.

Illustrated with black-and-white line art throughout.