Homosexual book for 1st-graders

World Net Daily ^ | March 17, 2004 | wnd

[Nachum]

A North Carolina couple is outraged by a book their first-grade daughter brought home from the school library in which a prince finds his true love – in the form of another prince.

The leading character in "King & King," Prince Bertie, waves off a bevy of eligible princes before falling for Prince Lee, Associated Press reported. The book ends with the two "marrying" and sharing a kiss.

"I was flabbergasted," Michael Hartsell of Wilmington, N.C., told the news service. "My child is not old enough to understand something like that, especially when it is not in our beliefs."

AP reports the 32-page book by Linda De Haan and Stern Nijland was published in March 2002 by Tricycle Press, the children's division of Ten Speed Press of Berkeley, Calif. A follow-up, "King & King & Family," was recently published. The publisher says the book is intender for readers age 6 and up.

The principal of Freeman Elementary School defended the book.

"What might be inappropriate for one family, in another family is a totally acceptable thing," Principal Elizabeth Miars is quoted as saying.

Hartsell and his wife, Tonya, said they intend to file a written complaint with the committee that reviews library books for the district and are considering transferring their daughter.

[Nachum]

And they wonder why parents are pulling their kids out of public schools.....

[CindyDawg]

What's to consider? Do they really want their child being molded by this principal?

[inquest]

Oh, but they just want to be left alone...

[Luke Skyfreeper]

Time to home school.

[Kuksool]

More people should follow the parents' lead and get out of government schools.

[narses]

Will the same 'conservatives' who support making sodomy, adultery and fornication legal condemn this? Or not?

[Paul Atreides]

AP reports the 32-page book by Linda De Haan and Stern Nijland was published in March 2002 by Tricycle Press, the children's division of Ten Speed Press of Berkeley, Calif.

Big surprise!

[Paul Atreides]

"What might be inappropriate for one family, in another family is a totally acceptable thing," Principal Elizabeth Miars is quoted as saying.

Except, if a kid brings a Bible to school, huh?

[Kuksool]

Wilmington, N.C. is home to UNC-Wilmington. I guess the town is trying to out liberal Chapel Hill.

[TheDon]

Separation of School and State BUMP!

[Senormechanico]

Separation of taxpayer and state BUMP!

SM

[mcenedo]

The principal of Freeman Elementary School defended the book.

"What might be inappropriate for one family, in another family is a totally acceptable thing," Principal Elizabeth Miars is quoted as saying.

Plenty of "families" think its totally acceptable to smoke crack.

Plenty of "families" are single Mom's with lots of "boyfriends".

Doubt we'll see many books about "My Mom,the Crackhead Hooker", but it's ok to teach 5 year olds that homosexuality is normal.

The Principal (Elizabeth Miars) should be fired and prosecuted for promoting deviant behavior in young children.

[killermosquito]

I have family in Wilmington and visit twice a year. It should surprise no one that the city and state for that matter is heavily populated with New Yorkers.

Though I do in fact live in New York (West Seneca) I'm a HOOSIER!

[SpaceBar]

Be prepared to vomit folks. The following is from Amazon.

About the Author
Dutch writer and illustrator team Linda de Haan and Stern Nijland live in the Netherlands. Their first book, King & King, was translated into four languages. When not writing and illustrating, Linda competes in sand castle–building and Stern plays with her son, Nelson.

Book Description
Join newlyweds King Lee and King Bertie on their journey into the noisy jungle. The kings are greeted by wild animal families, but the royal travelers suspect that something more significant awaits them in the trees. King & King soon discover that there’s no adventure more wonderful than starting a family of their own.

[Callahan]

King & King? More like Queen & Queen?

[breakem]

remove me from your ping list, you are a dishonest poster

[Dajjal]

Outraged bump

[narses]

"remove me from your ping list, you are a dishonest poster"

You are not ON my ping list, so I cannot 'remove' you. As for your slander, either retract that or be branded by your own words. I posted the truth. You didn't like it. So sorry.

[sfRummygirl]

Isn't this unbelievable? It really is amazing at how many things we have to fight.
Reminds me of the "If you don't follow the ten commandments, you are doomed to follow the ten thousand commandments" idea.

It seems we will forever be fighting every one of the thousand commandments.

[randog]

"What might be inappropriate for one family, in another family is a totally acceptable thing," Principal Elizabeth Miars is quoted as saying.

Oh, so education is about offending the kids and their families, is it? I swear to gawd, colleges will give degrees to anyone that can fog a mirror.