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Author of “In Our Mothers’ House” Speaks

By Acacia O'Connor|2019-03-20T13:25:58-04:00June 25th, 2012|Blog|

Patricia Polacco, the prolific children's book author who wrote In Our Mothers' House answered NCAC's questions about the objections which have recently been raised in Davis County, UT. Complaints have centered around the non-traditional nature of the family depicted in the book and the fact that the family has two moms.

Read Objectors’ Complaints About Family Books

By Acacia O'Connor|2020-01-03T13:47:54-05:00June 20th, 2012|Blog|

Through records requests, the Kids' Right to Read Project was able to get access to the official complaints filed by parents and citizens who objected to the content of The Family Book and In Our Mothers' House. The excerpted passages below make clear some of the discomforts these individuals felt and what viewpoints they use to justify their desire to remove [...]