![]() ![]() It was the ninth most frequently banned book in the 1990s, and a Texas pastor checked it out of a local library and refused to return it. That simple book sparked a not-so-simple backlash. It's been 25 years since Leslea Newman wrote "Heather Has Two Mommies," an illustrated story that follows a little girl named Heather (who has two arms, two legs, two pets and two mommies), as she heads off to her first day of school. (Steven Senne/AP) This article is more than 8 years old. Newman, who wrote the original version of "Heather Has Two Mommies," 25 years ago, about a little girl named Heather and her two happy mommies, has updated the book with fresh illustrations from a new artist. Author Leslea Newman, of Holyoke, Mass., displays a copy of her book "Heather Has Two Mommies," in Holyoke, March 11, 2015. ![]()
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