{"id":1204,"date":"2019-09-04T14:46:39","date_gmt":"2019-09-04T14:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/martymachowski.com\/?p=1204"},"modified":"2019-09-04T15:27:41","modified_gmt":"2019-09-04T15:27:41","slug":"trojan-horse-on-your-childs-bookshelf-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/martymachowski.com\/trojan-horse-on-your-childs-bookshelf-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Is There a Trojan Horse on Your Child\u2019s Bookshelf? (Part 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/martymachowski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Boy-Reading-in-Library-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Boy in Library\" class=\"wp-image-1205\" width=\"512\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/martymachowski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Boy-Reading-in-Library-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/martymachowski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Boy-Reading-in-Library-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/martymachowski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Boy-Reading-in-Library-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>During the\nTrojan War, the Greeks constructed a huge horse and hid a select group of\nsoldiers inside. After placing it outside the walls of Troy as a gift they\nreturned to their ship and sailed away. When the Greek ship was out of sight,\nthe Trojans opened their gates and pulled the large horse inside. That night, while\nthe Trojans were sleeping, the Greek soldiers exited the structure and opened\nthe gates for the returning Greek army and Troy was defeated. Today, anything\nthat parades as harmless on the outside, but is a threat from within is called\na Trojan horse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Parents should\nbe aware that this Trojan horse strategy is being used against their youngest\nchildren in none other than your friendly neighborhood public library. Hidden\namidst the shelves of colorful picture books are what I call Trojan Children\u2019s\nBooks or (TCB\u2019s). You know the wise old saying, \u201cNever Judge a Book by It\u2019s\nCover.\u201d Well, just because a book looks safe on the outside, doesn\u2019t mean that\nit is safe on the inside. As parents, it is important to at least skim read the\nbooks we allow through our front door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A friend of mine\nshared a story from a recent library trip where his daughter\u2019s grandmother\nunwittingly brought home a TCB. My friend\u2019s six-year-old daughter pointed to a picture\non the front cover of the newly borrowed picture book and asked the following\nquestion about the person depicted on the cover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDaddy, is this\na boy or a girl?\u201d&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s a girl,\u201d\nHe replied. He thought the question odd, given the illustration was of a girl. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A few minutes\nlater his daughter asked another question. \u201cDaddy, what\u2019s \u2018transdigger\u2019 mean?\u201d&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With that, my friend reports that he sprang into action and examined the book. Without realizing it, Grandma brought home, the widely acclaimed pro-transgender storybook,&nbsp; <em>I am Jazz<\/em>.[1]&nbsp; <em>I am Jazz<\/em> tells the story of one little boy\u2019s gender transition to become a little girl. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is a sample\nof<em> I Am Jazz, <\/em>Published by The Penguin\nGroup, one of the top publishers in America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy\nbest friends are Samantha and Casey. WE always have fun together. We like high\nheels and princess gowns, or cartwheels and trampolines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But\nI\u2019m not exactly like Samantha and Casey. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have a girl brain but a boy body. This is called transgender. I was born this way!\u201d[2]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Books that are honestly trying to help parents educate their children are up front with the lesson they look to communicate. There shouldn\u2019t be a surprise lesson reveal for the parent. Knowing these kind of ideas are present in books for children as young as preschool makes it all the more important for caregivers to preview every book your children would like to check out from the library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Marty\u2019s latest book <em>God Made Boys and Girls <\/em>is designed to teach young children that our gender is God\u2019s good gift. Check it out at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/newgrowthpress.com\/god-made-boys-and-girls-helping-children-understand-the-gift-of-gender\/\" target=\"_blank\">NewGrowthPress.com<\/a>.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>[1] Jessica Herthel and Jazz Jennings. Dial Books For Young Readers, published by the Penguin Group New York, New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[2] Ibid.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the Trojan War, the Greeks constructed a huge horse and hid a select group of soldiers inside. 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