I used to roll my eyes at parents fighting over picture books, then I actually read "And Tango Makes Three."

A dad at the station brought it in for his kid last Tuesday and I sat down with it during a slow afternoon - it's just a true story about two penguins raising a chick together. Has anyone else had their mind changed by actually reading a banned book instead of just hearing about it?

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matthew_reed503d ago

Most folks arguing against these books have never actually read the whole thing cover to cover. Give it a slow read through once and you'll see it's just a simple nature story about a normal little family.

betty_park622d ago

Oh man, that's exactly it. I was the same way, totally judgmental until I actually cracked one open. The thing is, people get all worked up over the IDEA of a book without ever seeing what's actually on the page. "And Tango Makes Three" is just a sweet, simple story about a real set of penguins who made a family. It's not pushing anything, it's just saying families can look different and that's okay. Kids already see that stuff in their own lives with different kinds of parents and grandparents anyway. The whole controversy feels like grownups making a big deal out of something that kids would just take as normal if we let them.