A Light In The Attic Banned Reason

Apparently some parents thought the book planted a bad seed in the minds of their young children.

A light in the attic banned reason.

2013 banned books month category. However i would argue that silverstein s lighthearted way of addressing weird funny. A light in the attic ala american library association banned books banned books week barbara jones cannibalism censorship ellison invisible man little abigail and the beautiful pony playboy randolph county shel silverstein the giving tree genre. A light in the attic by shel silverstein october 3 2012 by.

The book was subsequently removed from a fruitland park library but then later returned. It has also been banned because of suggestive illustrations one library also claimed that the book glorified satan suicide and cannibalism and also encouraged children to be disobedient 18. The following books may seem harmless to most readers but they all made it onto banned books lists at one time or another. We read the fine print on the poster and then looked up why it was banned.

Why would anyone want to ban a light in the attic was the follow up question. Book 27 on summer of banned books 13. A light in the attic shel silverstein s collection of rhymes and whimsical drawings was challenged at one school because it encourages children to break dishes so they won t have to dry them. Whatever the reasoning a light in the attic was ranked 51 on the american library association s list of 100 most banned books of the 1990s.

Walt whitman leaves of grass walt whitman s classic leaves of grass faced challenges and fierce criticism almost immediately after being published in 1855.