The book King and King is a picture book that is about a prince who is urged by his mother to find a princess so that he can become the king. However, after looking and talking to many different princesses, the prince has found no one who he is attracted too. Finally a beautiful princess comes in with her brother and the prince purks up. He says "It's love at first sight!" and runs to the brother. They begin to kiss and end up marrying eachother and living happily ever after in the castle, both are kings.
The illustrations are beautiful in this book. They are large and colorful. But it could also be looked upon as a controversial aspect as well becuase the illustrations do show two men kissing. I think especially with younger kids that this kind of topic is a difficult one to teach. They get a lot of influence from home and sometimes it is hard to break those opinions. However, it does need to be addressed. I would feel comfortable reading this book infront of my students and addressing the issue. I think it brings it up in a magical way, that is kid friendly with all the colors and characters. It also shows that the characters are kings so even powerful people like them could be gay as well.
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