A Light In The Attic Banned

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A light in the attic banned. Attempts have been made to ban a light in the attic because some believe that it encourages disobedience particularly the poem entitled how not to have to dry the dishes mentions supernatural themes demons devils and ghosts and describes death as in little abigail and the beautiful pony where abigail promptly dies after her parents refuse to buy her a pony. A light in the attic published. A light in the attic by shel silverstein in honor of the many children s books that have made ala s most challenged books list i decided to start my banned books challenge with one of my favorite authors growing up shel silverstein and his a light in the attic. 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.

A light in the attic by shel silverstein october 3 2012 by. However i would argue that silverstein s lighthearted way of addressing weird funny. On a visit to the aclu office in san francisco my sons cyrus and juno age 11 and 7 stood in the hallway. 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.

It was the giant banned books poster mounted on the wall. Many of silverstein s books have been banned quite frequently. On the poster are some of their favorite books including a light in the attic by shel silverstein. In 1985 this book was challenged at a wi elementary school for encourag ing children to break dishes so they won t have to dry them.

Shel silverstein challenge status. 1990 1999 are two other silverstein classics the giving treeand where the sidewalk ends. A light in the attic. Included on a recent article about classic children s books that have been banned in america.