One Cool Friend

2013 Caldecott Honor Book.

From New York Times bestselling author Toni Buzzeo and Caldecott Medal winning illustrator David Small, comes a cool tale about an unlikely friendship.

On a spontaneous visit to the aquarium, straight-laced and proper Elliot discovers his dream pet: a penguin. When he asks his father if he may have one (please and thank you), his father says yes. Elliot should have realized that Dad was probably thinking of a toy penguin, not a real one... Clever illustrations and a wild surprise ending make this sly, silly tale a kid-pleaser from start to finish.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Dial Books
Published: 01/10/2012
ISBN: 9780803734135
Pages: 32
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.60h x 11.10w x 0.50d
Award: Georgia Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Golden Sower Award - Nominee
Award: Nevada Young Readers' Award - Nominee
Award: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Nominee
Award: Red Clover Award - Nominee
Award: Monarch Award - Nominee
Award: Grand Canyon Reader Award - Nominee
Award: Volunteer State Book Awards - Nominee
Award: Buckaroo Book Award - Nominee
Award: Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award - Nominee
Award: Caldecott Medal - Honor Book
Award: Show Me Readers Award - Nominee

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 10/31/2011
Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2011
Booklist 01/01/2012 pg. 122
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 02/01/2012
School Library Journal 02/01/2012 pg. 83
Shelf Awareness 02/03/2012
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2012 pg. 64
School Library Journal 07/01/2012 pg. 46
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2012 pg. 22 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 148133 / One Cool Friend
Reading Level: 3.1 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5