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One Cool Friend Hardcover – January 10, 2012

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Product Details

  • Age Range: 5 - 8 years
  • Grade Level: Kindergarten - 3
  • Lexile Measure: AD620L (What's this?)
  • Hardcover: 32 pages
  • Publisher: Dial Books; First Edition edition (January 10, 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0803734131
  • ISBN-13: 978-0803734135
  • Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 0.4 x 8.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (44 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #178,238 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 starsDelightful every single time you read it
By Nancy on January 11, 2012
Format: Hardcover
Upon first reading, you'll think the boy-and-his-pet story at the heart of the delightful ONE COOL FRIEND is driven by gentle misunderstandings between Eliot and his father -- only to get egg on your face at the last page turn. David Small's witty illustrations are a perfect match with Toni Buzzeo's deceptively straightforward text, and the two together usher the reader right down the garden path to the warm and hilarious ending. Both the text and illustrations contain "Easter eggs" that reward multiple re-readings, so this one will entertain again and again and again." (Starred review) ~ Nancy Werlin
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5.0 out of 5 starsOne more penguin book you must have
By Marci on January 10, 2012
Format: Hardcover
Every school has the "school-wide unit", and in elementary schools in January, that nearly always involves penguins. Let's face it, aquariums, movies and sea/ocean parks have worked relentlessly to make penguins a part of every child's psyche. So, it isn't difficult to imagine that a boy would want a penguin as his personal pet. And when Elliot, a very proper, tuxedo-clad young man, visits the aquarium with his rather distracted father, it is no surprise he finds Magellanic penguins fit him to a "T".

After that, however, surprises, giggles and delight abound. Permission from his unsuspecting father allows Elliot to perpetrate a penguin popping adventure: into the backpack; a bedroom skating-rink; a library research visit; a mid-night freezer caper and a dip in the tub. While we fear that discovery awaits our heroes, we are not disappointed with this ending that is a discovery for us as well.

David Small's ink and watercolor illustrations compliment this quirky story with imaginative and humorous detail. And, in the end, they help us understand how much Elliot and his father have in common.

So, if your school does a Penguin Unit, or if you are driven to provide wonderful literature for your students on topics they love, this is really the must-have book this January.
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5.0 out of 5 starsA VERY cool friend indeed !
By Booktoo on January 25, 2012
Format: Hardcover
One Cool Friend (Hardcover) Elliot and his father have a lot in common. Author Toni Buzzeo writes how they enjoy spending time at the local aquarium. David Small indicates through his whimsical illustrations that both are avid readers and independent thinkers.
In this imaginative story the speech bubbles cleverly advance the conversation between father and son. We follow Elliot, the proper young man, as he problem solves his friendship with his "one cool friend."
I love the David Small artwork with his minimal use of color, offbeat perspectives, especially the inventive facial expressions. This book could be used with an Explorers Unit, Geography, familial relationships, Habitats and a study of pets. [Which animals make the best pets and why !!!]
Toni Buzzeo and David Small together...what an energetic and creative team!
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5.0 out of 5 starsThis is a prim, proper, and hilarious little tale about Elliot and his pilfered penguin ...
By Deb HALL OF FAMETOP 50 REVIEWERVINE VOICE on April 14, 2012
Format: Hardcover
Elliot was one of those boys who was very prim and proper and he looked the part. In fact, he wore a tuxedo. Yes, a tuxedo. His father sat on one edge of their very proper Victorian couch while Elliot sat on the other end. His father peered over the edge of his glasses and asked, "Family Fund Day at the aquarium. Shall we go?" Elliot answered in the affirmative. "Thank you for inviting me." NOT. It was those "kids, masses of noisy kid" outings. Once they arrived at the aquarium, Elliot's father, who was dressed in a not-so-stylish plaid casual suit, plunked himself on a bench to read the "National Geographic."

Elliot was off and running, but made sure he avoided the "mobs of kids at the Giant Saltwater Tank, Amazing Jellies Display, and Hands-on Tide Pool Exhibit." Nope, that was not for prim and proper Elliot. Instead he moved right on by them and discovered a pool of PENGUINS! Of course they were his cup of tea because they too wore "tidy black feather tuxedos" and had "proper posture." When he went back to ask his father, who was still looking at things in that "National Geographic," he asked if he could have a Penguin. Well, $19.95 wasn't too much to ask for a stuffie, but Elliot had other things in mind ...

This is a prim, proper, and hilarious little tale about Elliot and his pilfered penguin. The delightful, unexpected twist at the end will make both young and old readers break into smiles. Elliot, a boy who was up to a lot of shenanigans throughout this tale, turned out to be his father's son after all. Small's artwork was crisp, bold, and he used light touches of color (loved that suit!) with his usual aplomb. This type of tale is one that children will ask for time and time again, one that is destined to become a classic "Penguin" tale. If you're into penguins and love impish mischief makers, this one should be one your list!
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5.0 out of 5 starsbeautifully drawn and very charming
By datura2002 on March 15, 2012
Format: Hardcover
One Cool Friend is a delightful story about Elliot, our buttoned-up protagonist, his dad, and Magellan (a penguin). Elliot asks his agreeable father for some money to buy a penguin. His dad assumes he means a stuffed animal, naturally. His dad might be wrong, as it turns out....

Children (or adults!) who love animals will especially enjoy it.

The illustrations (by Caldecott Medalist David Small) are beautiful. I particularly love the gridlines and graceful curves delineating the interior spaces; the cool colors and movement enhance the aquatic theme and the flow of the story.
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