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And Tango Makes Three

By: Justin Richardson, Peter Parnell
Narrated by: Neil Patrick Harris
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In the zoo there are all kinds of animal families. But Tango's family is not like any of the others. Find out why in this book suitable for preschool to grade three.

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This story is wonderful and based on real life events. NPH does a great job narrating. It is such a shame it was banned from some schools. I will keep a copy and make sure it gets donated when I pass on so that isn't lost (not that it would). This is my defiance in the act of banning books. Books represent codified knowledge that others have given to the human race, stories like this inspire and teach, even as an adult it gave me pause to consider. Thank you 😊

Wonderful "Banned" Book!

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If you could sum up And Tango Makes Three in three words, what would they be?

Well loved penguin

What was one of the most memorable moments of And Tango Makes Three?

Giving an unusual "couple" a chance to have what most couples want. A family. I teared up when the egg hatched, and how diligent they were with taking care of Tango.

What does Neil Patrick Harris bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

His enthusiastic voice and slow reading is perfect for kids to think about what he is saying as he reads the book aloud. I enjoyed the book myself as an adult as well as the kids.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Cry, maybe... I got teary towards the end only because it's a beautiful story. I love that it's a true story, and I feel this book really does help children understand today's society and how some kids might have two parents of the same gender. It was sweet that the care taker let them have an egg, and they were so diligent sitting on that egg and caring for it together.

Lovely true story

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I loved it! It tells a cute story! All kids should listen to this book.

Beautiful Book!

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Sweet story about a non traditional family. All they needed was a chance to show they could be a family and the zoo gave them that chance. A nice way to slow kids that loving families come in all shapes and sizes. Neil Patrick Harris is a great narrator. He should narrate more children's books!

Wonderful story

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I can not imagine not absolutely loving this book! This story chooses love over judgement! Thank you for sharing this sweet story with the world... And thank you Neil for the great narration.

Amazingly sweet story!

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This is just the sweetest story ever and to top it off, it’s narrated by Neil Patrick Harris.
It’s a must own.

Perfection

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A great story about a special family Wonderful way to teach children all love is special

All families need love

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I bought this from Audible to listen to with my children yesterday, but we're just getting around to it today. This is the fictionalized true account of two male penguins, Roy and Silo, who live in the Central Park Zoo. A brief history of these two penguins included them partaking in non-sexual mating habits. They'd wanted a chick and had been observed trying to steal the eggs of other couples (not mentioned in the book, obviously,) until the zookeepers finally gave them the egg of a couple who had never been able to raise more than one chick at a time.

From this egg, which Silo and Roy cared for from came Tango. The story doesn't go into all that details, but it presents the story of Silo, Roy, and Tango in a way that was understandable and reinforced that families have various makeups and that families that don't fit the "traditional standard" can be happy and healthy.

More trivia (not presented in this book) Tango actually grew up to take a female partner herself. Roy and Silo ended up separating (I believe this was a decision of the zookeepers due to dwindling numbers). Silo ended up with a female partner, and Roy began living with a group of single male penguins.

Neil Patrick Harris was a wonderful narrator. My kids really enjoyed his reading of this book. My daughter called it "cute." The only problem my children had with the book, well actually my daughter, was that she didn't get to look at the pictures since we listened to this on audio, so I ended up having to get the book for her and all was well in the world.

A Sweet Story for Children

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I love the whole story of tolerance, and acceptance for these two beautiful birds l

Love and families are what matter

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