Homosexual book
for 1st-graders
Parents outraged over story where prince finds love with another
princePosted: March 18, 2004
5:00 p.m. Eastern
© 2004 WorldNetDaily.com
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
intended 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.
