The revelation that they’re not so dissimilar after all is about as sweet as it gets. Though very much a boy-and-his-pet story, it’s just as much about two gentlemen who appear to be orbiting entirely different planets. Boy and Antarctic bird bond in a tongue-in-cheek tale keyed by. The book’s humor is built on gentle misunderstandings between father and son (when Elliot asks for a penguin, his father assumes he means a stuffed one from the aquarium gift shop). by Toni Buzzeo illustrated by David Small RELEASE DATE: Jan. Buzzeo (the Adventure Annie books) gives Elliot courtly manners (“Thank you for inviting me” is his response to his father’s suggestion they visit the aquarium) and a quick wit. Elliot fixes up a bedroom ice rink with the air conditioner and hose, puts Magellan to bed in the freezer, and takes him swimming in the bathtub. Small’s (Elsie’s Bird) ink-and-watercolor drawings are as urbane as Elliot’s bow tie, and he creates a magnificent mansion for Elliot and his father. One Cool Friend Illustrated by David Small, Written by Toni Buzzeo Publishers Summary: May I please have a penguin Elliot asks his father during a visit.
He’s also pretty absentminded, so when Elliot-a quiet, rosy-cheeked boy who prefers tuxedos-brings home a Magellanic penguin, he doesn’t notice. Elliot’s father wears a dorky plaid suit and works as some sort of naturalist. From New York Times bestselling author Toni Buzzeo and Caldecott Medal winning illustrator David Small, comes a cool tale.
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