"They didn’t spend much time with the girl penguins, and the girl penguins didn’t spend much time with them," reads a line of the book. It's based on the true story of two adult male penguins named Roy and Silo raising a chick named Tango at the Central Park Zoo. "We use all of our books for instruction at those grade levels because we do reading with conferring, which involves teachers working with students as they read and discuss the content to ensure comprehension," Owens said.įirst published in 2005, "And Tango Makes Three" has won awards and acclaim, including being named an American Library Association Notable Children’s Book and a Nick Jr. Sherri Owens, a spokesperson for the county school district, said the county couldn't comment on active litigation but that the book was restricted due to the Parental Rights in Education Law, dubbed "Don't Say Gay" by critics, which prohibited instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity up to the third grade. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. "They barred students from accessing Tango because of its content - namely, the story of a same-sex animal couple with an adopted child - and its expressed viewpoint - namely, that same-sex relationships and families with same-sex parents exist that they can be happy, healthy, and loving and that same-sex parents can adopt and raise healthy children," reads the suit, filed in the U.S. Joined in the suit by students, authors Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson take issue with a Lake County school district's decision to bar students below the fourth grade from accessing their book. The authors of "And Tango Makes Three" are suing Florida and a county school district in federal court over a restriction on their children's book about two male penguins who raise a chick together. Watch Video: 'Don't Say Gay' bill signed into law by Florida governor DeSantis
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