FEMA'S 'Scary Thing'

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has removed a children's coloring book from its web site following criticism over its inclusion of drawings of the September 11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. The coloring book, titled 'A Scary Thing Happened,' is geared towards helping kids 'cope with disasters.'


The coloring book's cover montage includes a drawing of one of the Twin Towers on fire as a plane approaches the second building. The coloring book was created in 2003 for the Freeborn County Crisis Response Team and was illustrated by Marlys Jentoft, a 68-year-old grandmother of 10. In an interview, Jentoft said she was unaware of the recent criticism of the coloring book, but would redo the drawings if asked.

(thanks Dennis)