A fight over picture books happened in the highest court of the United States. Government run schools in Montgomery County, Maryland, made nine LGBTQ+ picture books a mandatory part of the English curriculum for preschoolers and elementary aged children. Hundreds of parents objected, as they previously had the right to be notified about these books and choose whether or not their children could be opted out during those lessons.
So what’s even in these books? I examined them for their literary and artistic quality, their effectiveness at spreading their messages, and whether or not I think they belong on the English curriculum, which requires books of high artistic and academic quality.