A children's story about a family of penguins with two fathers once again tops the list of library books the public objects to the most. "And Tango Makes Three," released in 2005 and co-written by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell, was the most "challenged" book in public schools and libraries for the second straight year, according to the American Library Association. "The complaints are that young children will believe that homosexuality is a lifestyle that is acceptable. The people complaining, of course, don't agree with that," Judith Krug, director of the ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom, told the Associated ...
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Reckless gun play. Bullying. Foul language. Unsafe sex. Destroying the environment. Playing kickball in the middle of a busy street. Condemning others for being born a certain way.
It would be perfectly understandable if the encouragement of any of the above topics led a children's book to be deemed controversial. However, none of the above themes are found in the book that has, for the second year in a row, topped the American Library Association's list of the most "challenged" book in public schools and libraries. No, no -- it is instead the encouragement of gay acceptance that this nation's parents ... Flag post
The American Library Association released their annual list of most challenged books on Tuesday. Topping the list for the second consecutive year is And Tango Makes Three, a true story about a couple of male penguins at the New York Central Park Zoo.
The story is actually pretty cute; the penguins pair off as a couple and begin incubating an egg-shaped rock as if it were their own. Eventually the zoo-keeper takes notice and replaces the rock with a real egg that another penguin had abandoned. The two penguins take turns sitting on the egg until it hatches into an adorable ... Flag post
