A children’s book based on a true story about a pair of male penguins adopting an egg has been removed from the library over parental concerns about homosexuality. The illustrated book, “And Tango Makes Three,” is based on a story of penguins Roy and Silo, who adopted an abandoned egg at New York City’s Central Park Zoo in the late 1990s.
The book, written by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson, was moved from the children’s section at two Rolling Hills’ Consolidated Library’s branches in Savannah and St. Joseph in northwest Missouri. Two parents had expressed concerns about the book last month. Here’s the report .
Barbara Read, the Rolling Hills'(MO) director, said experts report that adoptions aren’t unusual in the penguin world. However, moving the book to the nonfiction section would decrease the chance that it would “blindside” readers, she said.
Break Up Those Bad Penguins
Somebody should get in there and SAVE that baby penguin from his two fathers! He needs a NORMAL penguin life, with a stay-at-home MOTHER penguin and a going-to-business FATHER penguin, and a house and yard and a jungle gym and car in the garage. It’s disgraceful, poor baby.
Re:Break Up Those Bad Penguins
What are you?! Some kind of tree-hugger?
Thats *2* cars in the garage! Big Ones!
why do you hate America?
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I always thought there was something fishy about Burgess Meredith (or is that swishy?)
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OH, that was what that March of the Penguins was about penguin rights.
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that was ‘Brokeback Penguins’– passed over for an award
I object to this compromise!
Either keep the book on the children’s shelves or withdraw it. Can’t you see this is a black-and-white issue?
(Rimshot!) Thank you, and don’t forget to tip your waitress …