Little Black Sambo ~ by Helen Bannerman, 1899
Banned in Japan (1988–2005) to quell "political
threats to boycott Japanese cultural exports."
The Lorax ~ by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Suess Geisel), 1971
Banned in the Laytonville, California School District on
the grounds that this book "criminalizes the forestry industry."
2 comments:
LOL to criminalizing the forestry industry. It *is* kind of criminal, if you ask me. LOVE Little Black Sambo. I still have my childhood Golden Book version somewhere. It's a wreck; I pretty much loved it to death.
It was strange to not be working in the library this week. It's the first time in 6 years I wasn't in charge of Banned Book Week at school!
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