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|artist=Marc Brown | |artist=Marc Brown | ||
|subject=Political/Economic/Social Opinion, Youth | |subject=Political/Economic/Social Opinion, Youth | ||
|confronting_bodies=Elementary school in Texas, Buster's Sugartime | |confronting_bodies=Elementary school in Texas, Buster's Sugartime | ||
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|location=Houston, Texas | |location=Houston, Texas | ||
|description_of_content=A story about when Buster the bunny from the TV show, Arthur, on PBS Kids, goes with his father to visit Vermont, Buster sends postcards to his friends back home telling them what he is learning about maple syrup and the "mud season." It was published April 12th 2006 by Little, Brown Young Readers. | |description_of_content=A story about when Buster the bunny from the TV show, Arthur, on PBS Kids, goes with his father to visit Vermont, Buster sends postcards to his friends back home telling them what he is learning about maple syrup and the "mud season." It was published April 12th 2006 by Little, Brown Young Readers. | ||
|description_of_incident=This children's book has been banned because a parent at a Houston elementary school has voiced concerns over the fact that Buster has two moms. The parent did not want her child exposed to a book in which some characters were gay. | |description_of_incident=This children's book has been banned because a parent at a Houston elementary school has voiced concerns over the fact that Buster has two moms. The parent did not want her child exposed to a book in which some characters were gay. | ||
|description_of_result=The book has been removed from the school | |description_of_result=The book has been removed from the school's library. | ||
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