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Presley, Elvis

Elvis Presley's Love Me Tender

(3) PS Illustrated by Stephanie Graegin. "Love me tender. / Love me sweet. / Never let me go." You know the words, but did you know that they have new resonance when paired with dulcet illustrations of a multiethnic cast of toddlers tended by gay and straight parents? In her endnote, Priscilla Presley calls for "accepting those who are different"; one can almost hear the King responding, "Amen, darlin'."

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