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Friday, September 30, 2016

Banned Book: Where the Wild Things Are

Where the Wild Things Are is a classic, and one book that I really love, despite the hype. I haven't seen the movie even though it was pretty hyped up, and sometimes when people rave about how amazing the book is, I roll my eyes (sorry!), but then I read it again and have to admit it's really good. It's unique and innovative for the time when it was originally published, and has great imagination behind it. And the illustrations, of course, are gorgeous. It's a timeless story, and I can't picture a time when people would NOT read it to their kids. Except those people who tried to ban it, of course. This book was banned because of its dark and disturbing nature, but also because Max being sent to bed without dinner was seen as abuse. ABUSE. Don't get me started on overprotective parents these days, but... really? Posted by at 10:11 AM Labels: banned books, banned books week, children's book, children's lit, classics, illustrations, maurice sendak, picture book, where the wild things are

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