Amb en Tango som tres (2005)

A cute read. Two male penguins are given an egg to hatch after they build a nest and sit on rocks. The baby is Tango. True story.

I checked it out after I found it was banned.

The baby penguins are really, really cute in these drawings.

I liked it. ( )

I finally got to read the little book that has been such a fuss in various places. The book, though labeled as fiction (at least by the Library of Congress' subject headings) is actually the true story of two male penguins who form a couple in the Central Park Zoo and raise a baby penguin together. The story is a heartwarming, endearing one that children and their parents will enjoy. It also features very cute illustration work. ( )

And Tango Makes Three is based on a truly heartwarming story of two male penguins who lived in Central Park Zoo. Together these penguins tried to hatch their own baby, but it just did not seem to work, until they got some outside help. This story tells the universal message that love has no boundaries, no matter the species and can help all readers understand the importance of being accepting of others. I enjoyed this book because it used age-appropriate language that can spark discussion about relationships and adoption within our own society. The illustrations in the book were filled with blues and whites, making the story have a sense of light-heartedness. Using images of penguins and animals attracts young readers as those tend to be pictures they are interested in and find wanting to know more and more about all kinds of animals. This is a great book to read to children who may have questions about different types of relationships they see in the world. Overall this story helps to teach about all families are different, and makes readers feel good by the end of the book. ( )

Inside Central Park in NYC is a lovely zoo. In that zoo are a number of penguins. Roy and Silo are male penguins with a unique feature. Call chinstrap penguins because they have a line of black feathers looping round this beaks. While there are many female/male partnered penguins, Roy and Silo are special in that they are a pair of male penguins. Zoo keepers were very interested in Roy and Silo. In 2000, a penguin by the name of Betty laid two fertile eggs.

One of those eggs was placed with Roy and Silo. And, amazingly, they took turns keeping the egg warm. When it hatched, Roy and Silo became a family. The baby penguin was named Tango.

Two male penguins tend to an egg thanks to an observant zookeeper. The egg eventually hatches making the male penguin parents! This book reveals to children that there are many forms of families but one thing all families have in common is love! ( )