One Cool Friend
Toni Buzzeo, David Small (Ill)
Category: Children’s
Picture Book
Synopsis: Elliot
takes on a pet penguin. What will happen when his father finds out?
Rating: *** (3-star scale)
Comments:
My grandson and I were reading this one together, and he
lost interest. This could be due to the story, or it could be that we’d just
finished three other books. I think he found some of the language odd and some
of the names too hard to pronounce, and he got a little frustrated.
Unfortunately, he didn’t know there was a twist coming. (No spoilers here.)
I was sort of disappointed that we abandoned it, because I
love this book!
I love how formal Elliot is. I love how hands-off and
absentminded his father is. I love how industrious Elliot and Magellan, the
penguin, are. I love the illustrations, simple but quirky. And I love the twist
at the end.
I think you will, too.
Would you recommend
this to a friend?
Definitely. 
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