Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Banned Books Week - And Tango Makes Three


By Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell

Number 3 most challenged book of 2014*

Reason for challenge: anti-family, homosexuality, political viewpoint, religious viewpoint, unsuited for age group, "promotes homosexual agenda"

In the zoo there are all kinds of animal families. But Tango's family is not like any of the others. This illustrated children's book fictionalizes the true story of two male penguins who became partners and raised a penguin chick in the Central Park Zoo.

* Source: American Library Association; Goodreads

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