Gay children's book authors to celebrate Banned Book Week
Numerous authors of commonly banned books, including Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell of a children's book about two gay penguins, And Tango Makes Three—the most challenged book last year—will celebrate Banned Book Week in the Windy City.
Gay children's book authors to celebrate Banned Book Week
Windy City Times, IL
The Chicago-based American Library Association is kicking off Banned Book Week in Chicago and throughout the U.S. with a free "Read Out" event Saturday, Sept. 27, at 4 p.m., in Chicago's Pioneer Court, 401 N. Michigan. Banned Book Week runs through Oct. 4.
Among those participating in the "Read Out" are authors Judy Blume, Lois Lowry, Richardson and Parnell and others.
See www.ala.org/bbooks for a complete listing of events and information.
Gay children's book authors to celebrate Banned Book Week
Windy City Times, IL
posted by Tom Jackson @ Thursday, August 21, 2008
1 Comments:
Hi. I write a library web comic, "Shelf Check," and have written a few strips on And Tango Makes Three in the past: http://shelfcheck.blogspot.com/search/label/andtangomakesthree
I'm hoping to spread the word about a button that reads "I read And Tango Makes Three to my kids" that folks can wear for Banned Books week (or, hey, year-round). The button is here:
http://is.gd/2t7H
It's $1.95, the lowest base price Zazzle offers--I'm not looking to make a profit. It's also fully customizable, so your can substitute "niece" or "patrons" for "kids," etc. Please consider taking a peek, and thanks for this post.
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