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The Buried Editor over at Buried in the Slush Pile has posted a challenge for kidlit readers throughout the internet: "read at least one banned book before the end of Banned Book Week on October 3."
In the past, I've posted about And Tango Makes Three, a picture book about two male penguins who raise a chick together. However, other than that, I've never heard much about picture books being banned.
Color me surprised when a quick Google search brought up this list of frequently challenged children's books, which includes several picture books--and their reasons for being challenged.
Did you know that Where's Waldo has been challenged because one of the (tiny) women in an illustration is laying face down sunbathing without a bathing suit top? Or that Robert Munsch's I Have to Go has been challenged for including the word "pee"?
It's always fascinating to find out what books people have tried to ban, and why. I, for one, will try to check out several of these books before Banned Book Week next month.
