Comments on: It’s banned books week

By: Bethe

Bethe — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:05:09 +0000

GREAT post, Robin!! Book banning is so amazing to me. It is 2009, right?! It also speaks to larger issues of control and trying to teach kids what to think vs how to think. So much fear out there, and a lot of it is fear you won’t agree with me, so I will attempt to squash that before it happens. The importance of critical thinking skills are never more evident than when we see situations like book banning.

Standing with you. Cheers- Bethe @balmeras

By: Carole

Carole — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:09:12 +0000

I have read and re-read Maya Angelou’s “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” over the years and I’m grateful that I’ve had that opportunity. I just wish fewer folks would read Ann Coulter……Thanks for a great article.

By: Alison Kerr

Alison Kerr — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:06:08 +0000

Oops, my bad. I’m not sure that Everyone Poops is/was a banned book. What I can tell you though is that some Usborne Books and More consultants refuse to offer books they don’t personally approve of to their customers. I’ve been told they put “not available” stickers on their catalogs.

By: robin

robin — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:50:08 +0000

To Kill A Mockingbird is an amazing book that EVERYONE should read. I used to teach it to my 10th grade English students and I don’t recall a kid who didn’t really like it. No matter how much they would moan when they saw the length of the book when I handed it out, they were fans by the end.

By: Alison Kerr

Alison Kerr — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:45:26 +0000

So many great books in that banned list! I think my favorite has to be To Kill a Mockingbird.

I even heard yesterday that there had been an attempt to ban Everyone Poops. It’s such a funny book and kids totally love it. If you’re not familiar with it, here is a video from ALA which mentions it http://alfocus.ala.org/videos/banned-books-week-puppet-book-banners

It so happens I sell it, in case anyone just has to have a copy http://www.myubam.com/ecommerce/details.asp?sid=L2441&gid=86833707&emkt=156&title=Everyone+Poops&sqlwhere=submit%3Dsearch%26search%3Dpoop
Feel free to remove that little plug for my book business if it is inappropriate.