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.
- ISBN10 0803734131
- ISBN13 9780803734135
- Publish Date 10 January 2012
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Dial Books
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 32
- Language English
- URL https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9780803734135