Synopses & Reviews
The heartwarming true story of two penguins who create a nontraditional family is now available in a sturdy board book edition.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;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.andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;In time for the tenth anniversary of andlt;Iandgt;And Tango Makes Threeandlt;/Iandgt;, this Classic Board Book edition is the perfect size for small hands.
About the Author
Justin Richardson, MD,andnbsp;is the coauthor, with Peter Parnell, of the award-winning picture bookandnbsp;andlt;Iandgt;And Tango Makes Threeandlt;/Iandgt;. Dr. Richardson is an assistant professor of psychiatry at Columbia and Cornell and the coauthor of andlt;Iandgt;Everything You Never Wanted Your Kids to Know About Sex (But Were Afraid Theyandrsquo;d Ask)andlt;/Iandgt;. Dr. Richardson and his advice have been featured in andlt;Iandgt;The New York Times andlt;/Iandgt;and andlt;Iandgt;The Washington Postandlt;/Iandgt;, on the andlt;Iandgt;Today andlt;/Iandgt;show and NPRandrsquo;s andlt;Iandgt;Morning Editionandlt;/Iandgt;, and in numerous magazines. Dr. Richardson lectures to parents and teachers on parenting and the sexual development of children.Peter Parnell is the coauthor, with Justin Richardson, of andlt;Iandgt;And Tango Makes Threeandlt;/Iandgt;. He is a playwright whose plays have been produced at the Public Theater and Playwrights Horizons in New York City, the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles, and the Seattle Repertory Company, among others. His play andlt;Iandgt;QEDandlt;/Iandgt; was produced on Broadway. He has written extensively for television as a producer for both andlt;Iandgt;The West Wingandlt;/Iandgt; and andlt;Iandgt;The Guardianandlt;/Iandgt;; he has also written episodes of Maurice Sendakandrsquo;s series andlt;Iandgt;Little Bearandlt;/Iandgt;. He lives in New York City.Henry Cole has written and illustrated more than fifty books for children, includingandlt;iandgt; Big Bugandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;And Tango Makes Threeandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Oink?andlt;/iandgt;, and andlt;iandgt;Little Bo in Franceandlt;/iandgt;. A former elementary school teacher, he now writes and paints full time.