Here’s an excerpt from the NY Times story:
For 39 years as an educator, Robert Grandt has been promoting other people’s
books. So this year, when his daughter helped create a graphic novel of
“Macbeth,” Mr. Grandt could not resist bragging a little in the
newsletter he distributes as a librarian at Brooklyn Tech.Mr. Grandt’sdaughter, Eve Grandt, co-illustrated a version of
“Macbeth.” He said he was taken aback by conflict-of-interest charges.
"I was just so proud of my daughter for writing it," he said.
“Best New Book: Grandt, Eve, Shakespeare’s Macbeth — The Manga Edition,’ ” he wrote under the heading “Grandt’s Picks.”
He also placed a few copies of the book at a library display table, and
posted a sign: “Best Book Ever Written.” If someone were interested,
they got a book free.But one person’s parental pride is another panel’s ethical transgression.
THis is the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard. What a lost opportunity! All those kids drawing in their notebooks, reading graphic novels and comics would have learned so much from seeing a proud dad talking about his daughter’s cool graphic version of Macbeth. The school should have invited the daughter to speak about her path to this achievement and let her dad introduce her. It’s Macbeth for heavens’ sake! It is so inspiring to kids to see people who succeeded by following their passion, especially when those passions are so close to their own. The school should back up and try to do better this time.