Family Book – Banned Books Awareness

Banned Books Awareness: Literary Freedom Update

July 8, 2012 R. Wolf Baldassarro 0

Over these many months this column has shed light on some very real current events around the world in which the freedom to read has been challenged by individuals, or groups, armed with torches lit by the flames of ignorance. This week offers updates on some of those stories. A […]

Banned Books Awareness: “The Family Book”

June 4, 2012 R. Wolf Baldassarro 0

Todd Parr has written over 30 children’s books, and he is the winner of two National Parenting Publication Awards, as well as three Oppenheim Gold Awards; but his The Family Book (preschool-grade 2; 2004) has stirred up some controversy. In a whimsical, engaging way, the daily lives of all kinds of […]