The book “And Tango Makes Three“, about two male penguins that hatched a chick together, was pulled from school library shelves in Virginia recently for its “pro-gay” message.

A parent at Loudoun’s Sugarland Elementary School objected to the book several months ago and said it promoted a gay agenda, according to officials.

Following the complaint, the school principal and a district review committee comprised of principals, librarians and teachers convened to review the book. The group did not find the book inappropriate. A similar opinion was reached by a second committee that examined the book after the parent appealed the first review.

The final decision came from Superintendent Edgar Hatrick, who overruled them. He removed the 32-page book from the shelves of 16 elementary schools in Loudon County.

Here are a couple of commentaries from the US:

“Religious Right busybodies just can’t keep their hands off children’s literature…”

and you can see Whoopie Goldberg stepping in here (with Video)