Gay Penguins Book is most hated in library for 3rd year
”Books that address same-sex parenting, or same-sex relationships, are particularly prone to challenges in the US. In the case of ‘And Tango Makes Three,’ there are many parents who believe it inappropriate to teach children anything at all about homosexual relationships, even in the form of a picture book about a true story.”
Deborah Caldwell-Stone, deputy director of the American Library Associations office for intellectual freedom, which has collected information on challenged books for the last 20 years on their top 10 list of most-challenged books. ”Tango” is an illustrated book about same-sex penguins that hatch an egg and raise a chick. Other books dealing with homosexualith included ”The Perks of Being a Wallflower” at #6, ”Uncle Bobby’s Wedding” at 38. (Guardian UK)
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