The Story behind the Local Children’s Book That Was Banned—Or Was It?

When Paul Castle posted to TikTok on June 21 about his children’s book being banned, the internet erupted. In a video that’s now been viewed more than 10 million times on that platform alone, local influencer Castle—who has lost 90 percent of his vision due to a condition known as retinitis pigmentosa and runs the popular account @matthewandpaul with his husband—tearfully recounts how a bookstore contacted him and placed an order for 100 copies of The Secret Ingredient, only to send them back. 

The storyline is about two male penguins, Pringle and Finn, who deliver cakes to birthday parties that show different types of families, like a seagull with

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