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the protagonist and Lou, with the protagonist asking all sorts of questions about Lou's dads. After all of the questions are asked by the protagonist, Lou explains his dads are "blue", and "they're just like all other dads---- black, white, or green." It is at this point that the protagonist realizes that even though Lou's dads are "blue", they can still do all of the things that a typical dad would do. At the end of the book, another character is brought in, named Jean. Jean invites the protagonist and Lou to come see her dad, who is green.
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is a warming story that uses rhymes and goofiness to expose prejudice. On the contrary, Louise L. Sherman of the Anna C. Scott School, claims that young children would take the book at "face value", seeing only the silly aspect of the book, whereas older kids would be better off with a more clear-cut
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Illinois State University, claims that gay and lesbian picture books are becoming more inclusive through the scope of their titles. Interpretations like Beeck's have brought LGBTQ literature
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Canadian school system. The book was initially banned by the Surrey School Board based on the contents of its dedication, which reads: "To Jacob, who has only one mom and one dad, But don't feel sorry for him - they are both pretty great parents." James Chamberlain,
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is a children's book of fiction aimed at elementary school children. The storybook combines illustrations with short text, "S. Alyson has written several children's books under the pen name Johnny
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The story begins with the protagonist, an unnamed elementary school girl, exclaiming, "I don't know who has dads that are blue!" From there, another character named "Lou" is introduced. Lou has two "blue" dads, and proceeds to describe how "blue" they are. The plot then goes back and forth between
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a gay teacher within the Surrey School
District, fought to have these three books approved by the school district. Chamberlain and four fellow litigants spent $ 400,000 of their own money to challenge the banning of the book. When brought forward to the
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was written in July 1994. Sasha Alyson is the author of this book, but he goes by the pen name of Johnny
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points out the book’s “didactic messages and uninspired illustrations,” concluding that the book will not be harmful due to the fact that “five-year-olds don’t filter information through a sexually aware consciousness”.
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created a conflict of opinions. In fact, there was a large controversy in Canada surrounding the banning of the children's book. The picture book was one of the three books at the center of the 1997
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