Banned Books
Yes… it says “underpaints”… what’s funny is… I didn’t intend for it to say so… but when I saw what I’d accidentally done (probably the artist in me coming out) I kinda liked it… and so it stayed. Good, bad… or just lazy…. not sure.
OH… and it’s BANNED BOOKS WEEK… and I am working with my local library for said event. If you want to know what graphic novels have been banned in the U.S. in various places, check out the website for the Comics Legal Defense Fund. I support their workings!
Captain Underpants is banned in some schools? Wow… our kids really like those books.
‘Course, I own several copies of “Huckleberry Finn”, including a 1912 copy, so I may not be the best authority on which books to ban.
I will admit, however, that some books should be restricted. I mean, I’d be greatly concerned if a children’s library had “50 Shades Of Grey” or Playboy magazines on their shelves…
It’s the melodrama of calling a book “banned” when it’s just not assigned as compulsory reading that really makes me give a jaundiced eye at the week.
Pete… Capt. Underpants was challenged in some schools for being too “anti-authority”… stupid, eh? This is a valid point in the argument over books and their banning… if you can try to ban a book over THIS sort of thing… where does it stop?
I do agree with you that there is inappropriate stuff out there that kids shouldn’t have access to. And parents should definitely monitor their children’s reading materials. But they should not expect the library to do it for them.
Mary… Banned Books Week recognizes the “challenging” of books… books that have been contested somewhere in the US. It brings to our attention the testing of our First Amendment Rights to read, express (in book form), or sell what we wish. Mind you, I don’t approve of everything out there, I just support the rights we have been given.
But you are right… “Challenged” is a better term… and it is what the CBLDF uses.
Yay, banned books week! I have to admit I love when books are challenged. It helps me know what to read! 😉
I wish I had more time to read with working in a library. :/
I must admit Banned Books are a bit of a headache to figure for me. I’m stay stuck at Banned Book and my brain just freeze on the “WHY”?
McDuff… and do you have a favorite? And you say you work at a library?
Val… In France, do they have such a thing as banned books?
*fist pump* Children’s Lit!! wooo!
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I studied Chidren’s literature as my submajor while at University, I have many happy memories of hunting down kid’s books that (and this is the important part) I had to read as part of my course!
K Lady Elf… (Hello!) … when I took a history of printmaking class at UCSC, I discovered Wanda Gag (“Millions of Cats”) and Peggy Bacon… two wonderful artists who did “kid books”… are you familiar? Their styles are whimsical and fun. Wanda Gag was a very interesting person. Read her biography sometime.
If a book isn’t selling, get a public school or community college to require it. If the school won’t buy it, just put it on a make-believe “Banned” list. It’s the last chance a book publisher has, to defray the cost of printing it.
I think Rye Bread’s on the right path with Twain, as he’s amazing, but hard to choose just one. And yes, I’m a technical library assistant at the Prince Rupert Public Library.
I’m not sure actually. There is a few controversy about some books, but from what I hear, it’s more the editor who choose to take back the book than an authority banning it, unless it goes against the law, like hate inducing books… I’ll ask my sis, she is an editor, she must know more about this.