And Tango Makes Three

And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell

I just finished reading And Tango Makes Three. I thought this book was a cute book. 

The illustrations, by Henry Cole, are absolutely beautiful. 

I can see why this book would be considered controversial. It is the story of a small penguin family at the zoo. Tango, the baby penguin, is the first penguin at the zoo with two daddies.

I can also see the positive side of this book. This would be a good way to explain or introduce a child to homosexuality. Although, our beliefs do not always align with the beliefs of others, we still have to love those individuals. This book could be used as a gateway to teach tolerance and many other character education traits that are important. Many students in our school systems are growing up with two mommies or two daddies. It is now much more common for children to live a life like Tango. So as times change, we have to change with them. 

While this book is controversial, it is often still included in several public and elementary libraries.