NYTBR
"Tango Makes Three rises above the message it carries and becomes the rarest of birds, a 'message book' that's also a really good story."
BCCB
"While this could introduce a discussion about various kinds of families, it's also a cheerful and endearing animal story that should please any aficionado of the zoo's penguin enclosure."
Nathan Lane & Devlin Elliot
"A charming and adorable story that proves love isn't confined by a set of rules of what's right or wrong. Love is Love.
starred review Booklist
*"Cole's pictures complement the perfectly cadenced text...Those who share this with children will find themselves returning to it again and again...for the two irresistible birds at its center and for the celebration of patient, loving fathers who 'knew just what to do.'"
John Lithgow
"A little miracle for children. Funny, tender, and true, the story of Tango will delight young readers and open their minds."
Wendy Wasserstein
"Charming! And Tango Makes Three proves that all kinds of love can create a family."
Harvey Fierstein
"This wonderful story of devotion is heartwarming proof that Mother Nature knows best."
Maurice Sendak
"A touching and delightful variation on a major theme."
From the Publisher
"A touching and delightful variation on a major theme."
--Maurice Sendak
"This wonderful story of devotion is heartwarming proof that Mother Nature knows best."
--Harvey Fierstein
"Charming! And Tango Makes Three proves that all kinds of love can create a family."
--Wendy Wasserstein
"A little miracle for children. Funny, tender, and true, the story of Tango will delight young readers and open their minds."
--John Lithgow
School Library Journal
07/01/2015
Toddler/PreS—It's been a decade since Richardson, Parnell, and Cole told the true story of Roy and Silo, two male penguins at the Central Park Zoo who became inseparable. When zookeepers gave the pair a motherless egg, they successfully hatched baby Tango. Commemorating the book's 10-year anniversary, this edition gives even younger readers the opportunity to enjoy this pioneering picture book, which was among the first to offer an example of a same-sex family.
