And Tango Makes Three by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson
About:
Title: And Tango Makes Three
Author: Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson; and illustrated by Henry Cole
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Reading Age/Grade Level: 1st grade
Summary:
At the penguin house at the Central Park Zoo, two penguins named Roy and Silo were a little bit different from the others. But their desire for a family was the same. And with the help of a kindly zookeeper, Roy and Silo got the chance to welcome a baby penguin of their very own.
Awards:
CCBC Choices (Cooperative Children's Book Council)
CBC/NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book
Nick Jr. Family Magazine Best Books of the Year
Lambda Literary Award Finalist
Bank Street Best Books of the Year
ALA Notable Children's Book Nominee
ASPCA Henry Bergh Book Award Winner
S.E.A. Write Award Finalist
What our Vetting Team has to say:
“Yes I would recommend this story to parents and teachers in progressive spaces, both faith-based and not faith-based.”
“I especially like that there is not a storyline about anyone thinking that the two main penguin characters are "different" or "strange." Some children's literature or media would focus on how hard it was for these penguins to be different and how the other penguins reacted negatively to them. But this story presents the love of these two male penguins as accepted and beautiful. The conflict is around their desire to care for a baby penguin like the other families and the one human in the story takes that seriously and notices a possibility to make it happen. It is heartwarming and encouraging.”
”This is a true story of two male penguins at the Central Park Zoo and how they became a family. In the story, the zookeeper has an egg that cannot be cared for by the mother who laid it, so he offers it to the two male penguins to care for. It is an absolutely delightful story of love that looks different than expected and makes space for more creatures to be included.”
