One Cool Friend

A very proper boy who loves his tuxedo goes to the aquarium with his dad one day. He avoids all the mobs of children and finds himself around the penguin tank. He asks his dad if he can get a penguin and his dad gives him 20$ for a stuffed animal. Elliot goes to the tank and picks out a small pengui......more

To be honest, I checked out this book because David Small is the illustrator. I love his art, and so, when I saw this book at the library, I ordered it. I didn’t realize I was in for a captivating, silly adventure! This is the story of Elliot, a very formal boy who likes to wear tuxedos. He doesn’t......more

I was enthusiastic about this book because I’m a fan of David Small's illustrations, and they are wonderful here, but so is the story. It’s completely charming and absolutely adorable, and very amusing. Both story and pictures are at times very, very funny. The story and pictures are both stellar. I......more

An oh-so-proper young boy named Elliot finds his dream companion in this picture-book from author Toni Buzzeo and illustrator David Small. Attending Family Fun Day at the local aquarium with his father, Elliot falls desperately in love with the Magellanic penguins, asking his father if he can have o......more

3.5 out of 5 One Cool Friend is a picturebook about a very proper young man, Elliot, who got himself a very (in)appropriate pet, a penguin, and did very inappropriate things, like ice skating in the bedroom (or stealing from the aquarium, for that matter). Just to be clear, I don't support the owners......more