不情不愿的小孩Elliot和心不在焉的爸爸去了水族館。Elliot覺得企鵝就像他自己，穿著得體的燕尾服。他對爸爸說想要一只企鵝做寵物。心不在焉的爸爸理解錯了，以為他是想在禮品店買一只玩具，給了他二十塊錢。Elliot裝了一只最小的真正的企鵝，帶回了家。故事就這樣展開了。小孩子一定會喜歡這種想象力豐富的故事，會愿意讀了再讀。
On a momentous visit to the aquarium, Elliot discovers his dream pet: a penguin. It's just proper enough for a straight-laced boy like him. And when he asks his father if he may have one (please and thank you), his father says yes. Elliot should have realized that Dad probably thought he meant a stuffed penguin and not a real one . . . Clever illustrations and a wild surprise ending make this sly, silly tale of friendship and wish fulfillment a kid-pleaser from start to finish.
《One Cool Friend》--作者Toni Buzzeo ，插畫家DavidSmall，充滿活力的線條和令人目眩的視角，配合一個關于父親、兒子Elliot和令人驚奇的寵物的故事。
DavidSmall用墨水、水彩、彩色鉛筆繪制了一個風趣的故事，線條靈動，帶有極致的精細和俏皮，完美地照應了作家Buzzeo的讓人忍俊不禁的文字，值得人們反復的閱讀。
這已是插畫家DavidSmall第三部凱迪克獲獎作品，另外兩部是《The Gardener》,《So You Want to BePresident?》
