Children’s book too hot for U.S. publishers warmly received in Canada

Daniel Loxton, an illustrator and writer, created a children's book so outrageous, so outlandish, so controversial no American publisher dared touch it. It does not depict nudity. It does not contain curse words. It does not include blasphemy. The love scenes, such as they are, involve males with females. It does include a straightforward explanation for the complexity of the natural world through a simple scientific theory. "So many of the publishing professionals I was talking to were leery," he said. "When push came to shove they declined to publish the book. Several did indicate to me it was too hot a topic." The book wound up being published by Canadian-owned Kids Can Press, which also expected objections from creationists. So far, the book, Evolution: How We and All Living Things Came to Be, an illustrated primer written for readers in Grades 3 to 7, has generated more prize nominations than controversy