"And Tango Makes Three" tells the heartwarming true story of two male penguins, Roy and Silo, who live in New York's Central Park Zoo. They form a loving pair and, after witnessing other penguin couples hatching their eggs, they yearn to start a family of their own. The zookeepers, recognizing their bond, give them an egg to care for, which hatches into a chick named Tango. The story beautifully illustrates themes of love, family, and acceptance, emphasizing that families come in various forms, and depicting the power of love in all its diversity. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is aimed at children in preschool-3rd grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 4-8 years.

This book was published in 2015 by Turtleback .

Neil Patrick Harris is an accomplished actor, producer, director, host, author, husband, and father of magical twins. Harris also served as President of the Academy of Magical Arts from 2011-2014. His memoir, Choose Your Own Autobiography, was a New York Times bestseller. The New York Times bestselling Magic Misfits series is his middle grade debut. Justin Richardson, MD, is the coauthor, with Peter Parnell, of the award-winning picture book And Tango Makes Three. Dr. Richardson is an assistant professor of psychiatry at Columbia and Cornell and the coauthor of Everything You Never Wanted Your Kids to Know About Sex (But Were Afraid They'd Ask). Dr. Richardson and his advice have been featured in The New York Times and The Washington Post, on the Today show and NPR's Morning Edition, 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 And Tango Makes Three. 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 QED was produced on Broadway. He has written extensively for television as a producer for both The West Wing and The Guardian; he has also written episodes of Maurice Sendak's series Little Bear. He lives in New York City. Henry Cole has illustrated more than fifty books for children, including "And Tango Makes Three," "Oink?," and "Little Bo in France. " A former elementary school teacher, he now writes and paints full time.