Author and actor Kirk Cameron is launching a new project to give parents and schools a "healthy, wholesome" alternative to book fairs flooded with "pornography."
SkyTree Book Fairs was recently founded as a direct challenge to Scholastic Book Fairs, which enjoys a near-monopoly on school book fair programs across the United States.
"It's obvious that Scholastic is committed to indoctrinating our youth with harmful messages," Cameron, a father of six, told Fox News.
"They are not just the 1,000-pound gorilla in this space. They are the space," Cameron added. "They are the ones publishing this material. We want to knock them out of the race."
The 53-year-old actor also went after Scholastic Books in a lengthy post on X Tuesday, calling the company a "wolf in Grandma's clothing."
"Scholastic is pushing kids away from their parents, creating a divide within the home. They are doing it through colorful covers that deceive parents into thinking these books are good and wholesome," Cameron wrote. "Scholastic is pushing sexualized and gender-confusing content for minors into schools and libraries."
Cameron offered several examples of books by Scholastic that include "sexually explicit, morally disgusting" content, and accused Scholastic of prioritizing LGBTQIA+-themed books.
"A lot of this stuff is pornography by any definition," he told Fox.
Cameron also shared a quote from former CEO Richard Robinson, who said: "We believe Scholastic can make the greatest impact by continuing to promote the work of LGBTQIA+ creators in our publishing, including the support and amplification of transgender and non-binary voices. This year [2019], eight of the 10 most challenged books on the American Library Association's Most Challenged Books List were there because of LGBTOIA+ content, and we are proud that two of them were published by Scholastic."
In a statement to Fox News, Scholastic said it is "committed above all to supporting every child's journey to learn to read and love to read, in partnership with schools and families."
SkyTree Book Fairs plans to roll out its program to the more than 600 public and private schools that have expressed interest in a non-sexualized children's book alternative to the popular school fundraisers.