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This tale based on a true story about a
charming penguin family living in New York
City's Central Park Zoo will capture the
hearts of penguin lovers everywhere. Roy and
Silo, two male penguins, are "a little bit
different." They cuddle and share a nest
like the other penguin couples, and when all
the others start hatching eggs, they want to
be parents, too. Determined and hopeful,
they bring an egg-shaped rock back to their
nest and proceed to start caring for it.
They have little luck, until a watchful
zookeeper decides they deserve a chance at
having their own family and gives them an
egg in need of nurturing. The dedicated and
enthusiastic fathers do a great job of
hatching their funny and adorable daughter,
and the three can still be seen at the zoo
today. Done in soft watercolors, the
illustrations set the tone for this
uplifting story, and readers will find it
hard to resist the penguins' comical
expressions. The well-designed pages
perfectly marry words and pictures, allowing
readers to savor each illustration. An
author's note provides more information
about Roy, Silo, Tango, and other chinstrap
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Justin Richardson, M.D.
is an assistant professor of psychiatry at
Columbia and Cornell and co-author of
Everything You Never Wanted Your Kids to
Know About Sex (But Were Afraid to Ask).
His advice to parents has been featured in
the New York Times and on Today,
20/20, and NPR's
Morning
Edition.
Peter
Parnell
is a playwright whose most recent play,
QED, was produced on Broadway. He was a
co-producer of the television show The
West Wing. He lives in New York City.
Henry Cole (illustrator) is an award-winning illustrator whose quirky, sensitive illustrations have graced more than two dozen picture books, including Jack's Garden, which he also wrote; And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell; The Sissy Duckling by Harvey Fierstein; and Moosetache and Bad Boys, both by Margie Palatini. Henry lives in Washington, D.C.
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