Banned Book Week is almost over. It's a week to remember that freedom of speech is important. It's a time to make people aware that banning books is limiting freedom of speech. It's a time to remind everyone that you can censor books for yourself and your children, but let others have that same choice to censor as well.
If you missed these other Banned Book Trouble Maker lists, then check them out.
- Banned Books that cause trouble with the religious crowds.
- Banned Books that are too depressing, political, or just too much of one thing or another.
I'm reading this book to my kids right now; clearly I'm a book reading rebel trying to raise book reading rebels.
Dahl is a serious trouble maker; he's got two books on this list. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was banned b/c it teaches a poor philosophy of life.
What am I teaching my kids?!
Silverstein is another multiple book trouble maker on this list. This book, which makes most people emotional, was banned b/c it depicts an unhealthy one-sided relationship, criminalizes the forest industry, and it is a sexist book.\
Ridiculous.
A serious trouble maker with multiple offenses. Yet, I loved using The Giving Tree in the library for a read aloud and personification lesson.
This book was banned b/c Harriet spies. Sure I know you may be thinking, that is ridiculous, the title of the book tells us she is a spy. I'd say, yes you are correct; it is ridiculous.
Those wishing to ban this book were also dissatisfied b/c Harriet lies, curses, and sets a bad example for kids.
Ridiculous.
Another Dahl trouble maker here. James and the Giant Peach was banned b/c the spider in the story licks his lips and that could be taken sexually. I definitely don't think a sexual when a spider licks his or her lips. Ridiculous.
The Little Red-Cap version of this fairy tale was banned with Little Red was carrying wine in her basket. Apparently a wolf eating grandma isn't a big deal; the wine is the troublemaker.
Ridiculous.
The Lorax is a great Earth Day book, but being appropriate for Earth Day can apparently lead you to be banned. This book was banned b/c it was severe on the logging industry.
That is the whole point of the book.
Ridiculous.
This Caldecott Award book was banned was banned b/c the police officers in the books are pigs. Granted, the entire town is various farm animals. His next door neighbor is a pig.
Ridiculous.
I understand how some are offended by the whole pig police officer thing, but is there a farm animal people wouldn't be offended with. A donkey? No. A cow? I don't think so.
This book, based on a true story about two male penguins caring for a baby penguin in the NY Central Park Zoo was banned b/c it was misleading. This true story is misleading. How?
Ridiculous.
Another Silverstein troublemaker here. This book, full of fun and silly poems, is one of the most loved poetry books of all time.
This book was specifically banned b/c it encourages cannibalism and breaking dishes. Apparently, the banners didn't think cannibalism was enough of a reason, so breaking dishes was their next best reason.
Ridiculous.
Anyone know of any cases of breaking dishes and cannibalism after reading this book.
Parents of young children, DO NOT READ THIS BOOK TO YOUR KIDS. It was banned b/c it glorifies Max's tantrums.
Ridiculous.
Where's Waldo? by Martin Handford
Search and Find books are so fun, and Waldo books are known for the craziness on every page to make finding Waldo difficult. I wasn't very good at these books, but they were fun. Fun isn't enough though.
Where's Waldo was banned b/c on one small area of one of these pages there was a side shot of a woman's breast when she was laying on the beach. Just a little side in the craziness of it all caused so much trouble.
Ridiculous.
Don't worry, Handford made a little adjustment to that page so you don't have to worry about it anymore.
Are you a banned book reader?
Happy Banned Book Week and Banned Book Reading!
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