As many of you may know, this book is about two male penguins who became life partners. After trying to care for an egg-shaped rock, they were given a real egg to care for which hatched a baby girl who they raised as their own.
While many have embraced this story as a sweet way to explain same-sex relationships to their children, school systems and other organizations have taken issue with it (like many other stories which try to describe alternative families that differ from a man and woman being married and having children).
While doing some research I came across this website for Banned Book Week, which "celebrates the freedom to read." I'm curious to hear how others feel about banned books? Do you think it is it okay to do that? Or if someone is offended by a book, should they just not read it? I'm particularly curious about some of the classic books, like Huckleberry Finn, Of Mice and Men, and Gone with the Wind, which are often found to be controversial because they are said to be “racially insensitive,” “oppressive,” and that they “perpetuate racism.” Can a book be excused of its prejudices because of a time period from which it comes? Do you think it promotes racism or merely sets a tone for a time period, which can inform a reader of how far we've come?
