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.