One Cool Friend
By Toni Buzzeo; David Small (Illustrator)
(Dial, Hardcover, 9780803734135, 32pp.)
Publication Date: January 10, 2012
Categories: Social Issues - Friendship, Humorous Stories, Animals - Pets
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Selected by Indie Booksellers for the Winter 2012 Kids' Next List“Buzzeo's text and the illustrations by Caldecott Medal-winner Small are perfectly matched in this wonderful book. A pet penguin named Magellan makes excellent sense to Elliot, but what about his father? This 'cool' book delivers fun and so much more!”
-- Jeanne Snyder, Books & Books, Coral Gables, FL
Description
On a momentous visit to the aquarium, Elliot discovers his dream pet: a penguin. It's just proper enough for a straight-laced boy like him. And when he asks his father if he may have one (please and thank you), his father says yes. Elliot should have realized that Dad probably thought he meant a stuffed penguin and not a real one . . . Clever illustrations and a wild surprise ending make this sly, silly tale of friendship and wish fulfillment a kid-pleaser from start to finish.
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