Sendak book challenged in TN.

And no, it's not In the Night Kitchen.

It's a book he illustrated -- I Saw Esau, by Iona Opie.

From The Daily News Journal:

"I understand that it is a book of poetry, but there is a fine line between poetry art and porn and this book's illustrations are absolutely offensive in every way," Taylor said. "They are inappropriate for a third-grader, and the fact that she had access to this book frightens me for what else she has access to."

The book, by Iona Opie, is a collection of schoolyard jokes, riddles, insults and jump-rope rhymes. Watercolor, colored pencil and ink illustrations accompany the text. It was published in 1992.

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Until she gets some answers about the book, Taylor said she's not "giving them this book back, so it can disappear."

It sounds like the parent didn't go to the school with her complaint, but straight to the press, so I'm not sure who she wants the answers from.  Or what exactly the questions are.

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