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For me this story is about power and freedom and how kids don’t get to feel that day to day but free from reality at night in their sleep they can. Mickey falls out of bed and into the night kitchen where the bakers try to bake him and ultimately he saves the day and falls back into bed and back to sleep. Which is exactly why it got banned.įirst let me tell you about the story if you have never read it. In the Night Kitchen (Caldecott Collection) by Maurice Sendak is one of the many books I remember exactly where I was when I first read it Coquitlam Public Library sitting in the shag-carpeted row boat amazed that the main character Mickey had no clothes. This picture book was the most frequently challenged and banned book of 2010, 2008, 2007, and 2006. Their story simplifies a very debated topic and I think it’s a great book not only to explain how all families are different but also how love and care are really what makes a family even for penguins. My son loved this book and asked me to please go see the penguins when I was in NYC. Just like all families love and care is what matters when creating a family and baby Tango and his two daddies have thrived. Time after time they were sad until they were given an egg to care for. When the zoo keepers noticed that they were in every way a matched pair they also noticed that they prepared for a baby just like the other penguins. It’s the true story of two male penguins in central park zoo who didn’t have any interest in the girl penguins but definitely liked each other. It makes me sad that some children who do have 2 moms or 2 dads won’t get a chance to see their family reflected in this bright, fun and diverse book.Īnd Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson is a much-debated book.
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Am I the only one who sees the irony? The issue was with its pages that state that some families have 2 moms and some have 2 dads. It was banned from a curriculum about tolerance. This book wasn’t banned 10 years ago it was just recently banned from use for an elementary school curriculum about diversity, tolerance and bullying. Great book, cute illustrations, and children love it. Kids see that families are not all like theirs and it’s important to validate the truth while recognizing that while they may not all look alike, all families are made with love. As a teacher I really appreciated the matter of fact way it embraced diversity. The Family Book by Todd Parr is a book that doesn’t give readers a narrow definition of family, it doesn’t say that your family has to look a certain way, or be the same as your neighbors. As you will see that is, unfortunately, a recurrent theme on this shortlist. So why was it banned? The reasons given were gay positive themes. To see that all people are unique and to respect everyone for that uniqueness not for their ability to fit some societal mold.
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ETA: Now that my son is almost 6 and very into sports and very into pretty much everything that is stereotypically “boy” I use this book to teach him the other side. I think that even though we hope that all parents would be immediately supportive the reality is, that parents are human too and acceptance can take time even when there is lots of love. I especially love how the dad isn’t super happy that his son is into more traditionally girly things. This book address that, in a cute but frank way.
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As a mom to a son I worry about him getting teased when he is older if he isn’t into sports, or likes to bake cookies more than play video games. The Sissy Duckling by Harvey Fierstein is a lovely book. That one book that you may disagree with may be the one book that sparks a love of reading and learning for a child. We are all capable of setting rules for our own families that fit with our own boundaries but banning books from schools and libraries is not the answer. I know that some of you aren’t comfortable reading some or maybe all of these books with your kids and as a parent you get to make the rules at your house for your family and I respect that. I hope no matter what your personal feelings about a book may be that you are as outraged as I am that books are still being banned in this day and age. Parents are by far the most frequent challengers and school libraries are by far the most frequent place to make a challenge. This week is Banned Books Week and I wish I could say that no picture books are ever banned but sadly that is not the case.