diff --git a/examples/http_get.rs b/examples/http_get.rs
index a54274c..e9c7036 100644
--- a/examples/http_get.rs
+++ b/examples/http_get.rs
@@ -17,10 +17,8 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
         .ok_or_else(|| "response expected to have Content-Type header")?;
     assert_eq!(content_type, "application/json; charset=utf-8");
 
-    // Would much prefer read_to_end here:
-    let mut body_buf = vec![0; 4096];
-    let body_len = response.body().read(&mut body_buf).await?;
-    body_buf.truncate(body_len);
+    let mut body_buf = Vec::new();
+    let _body_len = response.body().read_to_end(&mut body_buf).await?;
 
     let val: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_slice(&body_buf)?;
     let body_url = val
diff --git a/src/http/response.rs b/src/http/response.rs
index dec56b1..c8693dc 100644
--- a/src/http/response.rs
+++ b/src/http/response.rs
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ pub struct IncomingBody {
     // How many bytes have we already read from the buf?
     buf_offset: usize,
 
-    // IMPORTANT: the order of these fields here matters. `incoming_body` must
-    // be dropped before `body_stream`.
+    // IMPORTANT: the order of these fields here matters. `body_stream` must
+    // be dropped before `_incoming_body`.
     body_stream: InputStream,
     _incoming_body: WasiIncomingBody,
 }
@@ -117,12 +117,16 @@ impl AsyncRead for IncomingBody {
                 Reactor::current().wait_for(pollable).await;
 
                 // Read the bytes from the body stream
-                let buf = self.body_stream.read(CHUNK_SIZE).map_err(|err| match err {
-                    StreamError::LastOperationFailed(err) => {
-                        std::io::Error::other(format!("{}", err.to_debug_string()))
+                let buf = match self.body_stream.read(CHUNK_SIZE) {
+                    Ok(buf) => buf,
+                    Err(StreamError::Closed) => return Ok(0),
+                    Err(StreamError::LastOperationFailed(err)) => {
+                        return Err(std::io::Error::other(format!(
+                            "last operation failed: {}",
+                            err.to_debug_string()
+                        )))
                     }
-                    StreamError::Closed => std::io::Error::other("Connection closed"),
-                })?;
+                };
                 self.buf.insert(buf)
             }
         };
diff --git a/src/io/copy.rs b/src/io/copy.rs
index 7212524..6b896c7 100644
--- a/src/io/copy.rs
+++ b/src/io/copy.rs
@@ -12,14 +12,6 @@ where
         if bytes_read == 0 {
             break 'read Ok(());
         }
-        let mut slice = &buf[0..bytes_read];
-
-        'write: loop {
-            let bytes_written = writer.write(slice).await?;
-            slice = &slice[bytes_written..];
-            if slice.is_empty() {
-                break 'write;
-            }
-        }
+        writer.write_all(&buf[0..bytes_read]).await?;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/io/read.rs b/src/io/read.rs
index be54fcb..82ae5a0 100644
--- a/src/io/read.rs
+++ b/src/io/read.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,27 @@
 use crate::io;
 
+const CHUNK_SIZE: usize = 2048;
+
 /// Read bytes from a source.
 pub trait AsyncRead {
     async fn read(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> io::Result<usize>;
+    async fn read_to_end(&mut self, buf: &mut Vec<u8>) -> io::Result<usize> {
+        // total bytes written to buf
+        let mut n = 0;
+
+        loop {
+            // grow buf if empty
+            if buf.len() == n {
+                buf.resize(n + CHUNK_SIZE, 0u8);
+            }
+
+            let len = self.read(&mut buf[n..]).await?;
+            if len == 0 {
+                buf.truncate(n);
+                return Ok(n);
+            }
+
+            n += len;
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/io/write.rs b/src/io/write.rs
index 493c79b..b775ca7 100644
--- a/src/io/write.rs
+++ b/src/io/write.rs
@@ -5,4 +5,15 @@ pub trait AsyncWrite {
     // Required methods
     async fn write(&mut self, buf: &[u8]) -> io::Result<usize>;
     async fn flush(&mut self) -> io::Result<()>;
+
+    async fn write_all(&mut self, buf: &[u8]) -> io::Result<()> {
+        let mut to_write = &buf[0..];
+        loop {
+            let bytes_written = self.write(to_write).await?;
+            to_write = &to_write[bytes_written..];
+            if to_write.is_empty() {
+                return Ok(());
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/net/tcp_stream.rs b/src/net/tcp_stream.rs
index 8293369..5c6ab8a 100644
--- a/src/net/tcp_stream.rs
+++ b/src/net/tcp_stream.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,11 @@ impl TcpStream {
 impl AsyncRead for TcpStream {
     async fn read(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> io::Result<usize> {
         Reactor::current().wait_for(self.input.subscribe()).await;
-        let slice = self.input.read(buf.len() as u64).map_err(to_io_err)?;
+        let slice = match self.input.read(buf.len() as u64) {
+            Ok(slice) => slice,
+            Err(StreamError::Closed) => return Ok(0),
+            Err(e) => return Err(to_io_err(e)),
+        };
         let bytes_read = slice.len();
         buf[..bytes_read].clone_from_slice(&slice);
         Ok(bytes_read)
@@ -41,7 +45,11 @@ impl AsyncRead for TcpStream {
 impl AsyncRead for &TcpStream {
     async fn read(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> io::Result<usize> {
         Reactor::current().wait_for(self.input.subscribe()).await;
-        let slice = self.input.read(buf.len() as u64).map_err(to_io_err)?;
+        let slice = match self.input.read(buf.len() as u64) {
+            Ok(slice) => slice,
+            Err(StreamError::Closed) => return Ok(0),
+            Err(e) => return Err(to_io_err(e)),
+        };
         let bytes_read = slice.len();
         buf[..bytes_read].clone_from_slice(&slice);
         Ok(bytes_read)