Tuesday, June 21, 2011
ALA News "And Tango Makes Three..."
When reading this article, I can see why there is such thing as "Most Frequently Challenged" book list. Although I do not have children, I feel that I would check out this list if my children expressed interest in a controversial book. In the book And Tango Makes Three, there are 2 male Chinstrap Penguins from the Central Park Zoo that are formed as a couple and given an egg to raise. This book has won many awards, but has also been at the center of debates. It was the MOST challenged book in 2006, 2007, and 2008, slid to #2 in 2009, but is back to #1 in 2010. In my own personal opinion, I feel that I would not read this book to my students, nor would I read it to my own personal children.
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Out of curiosity I went to the library and checked-out And Tango Makes Three. I read it and looked through the illustrations. I could see the challengers’ point of view about homosexuality and unsuited to age group. I myself would not read this book to my child because I feel that an enormous line of questions would come from the book that would link to discussions about topics that he is not old enough to understand or discuss.
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