Children’s book outrages parents — themorningcall.com

Storytime ceased abruptly when the picture book Eileen Issa was reading her 2 1/2-year-old son surprisingly ended with two men marrying and smooching.
The tale about a disgruntled queen who demanded that her son marry a princess looked like the average children’s book to the mother of two when she scooped it up along with about nine others at the Lower Macungie Library. She had no idea the book has been the subject of a federal lawsuit and controversy in other parts of the country. Since that day, Issa and her husband, Jeff, have demanded that the library take it out of circulation. The book will remain on the shelf despite the Issas’ complaints and about 40 signatures they’ve gathered from residents who agree. The library’s board of directors on Thursday denied the couple’s request for the second time and the township supervisors, who appoint the library directors, have chosen not to overrule the decision.

”I just want kids to enjoy their innocence and their time of growing up,” Jeff Issa said, explaining his persistence. ”Let them be kids … and not worry about homosexuality, race, religion. Just let them live freely as kids.” ”King & King” is in the children’s corner of the library. The only mention of its homosexual content is a small reference on the copyright page. The library’s computer system also notes the classification.

I have mixed feelings about this, banning this book is one thing, but seriously, should it be in the children’s section of the library?