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I showed a patron yesterday a copy of
Mr. Popper's Penguins for the very first time. She was unfamiliar with the title, having never heard of it before. To sweeten the deal I told her that penguins were very "in" right now. You've your
Happy Feet. Your
March of the Penguins (not to be confused with
March of the Emperor, of course). And now Silo and Roy, of
And Tango Makes Three fame, are
appearing on English bookseller's shelves for the very first time.
The Guardian has the skinny in their piece,
March of the penguin protesters.
Oh. And
Melvin Burgess is quoted. Because he... gets banned a lot? No idea.
And just for the record, there is a rather nice interview with the authors of And Tango Makes Three at the SLJ blog these days. It's short but it does mention where they got the idea, the reactions they've received, and how they feel about its consequent banning or removal from picture book shelves. Go go.
Yes, penguins are hot! Good call, Fuse, sell those clasics!