This Book Is Banned
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- $7.99
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
From #1 New York Times bestselling author of P Is for Pterodactyl Raj Haldar comes a silly and irreverent new picture book all about sharing ideas
This is a book about dinosaurs. No it’s not. Dinosaurs are not allowed.
Oh. This is now a book about avocados! Sorry. We deleted those too.
FINE. This book is about—nope! Forbidden!
Maybe you shouldn’t even try reading this book…But what could possibly be inside?
Discover just what can happen when ideas are erased instead of expressed with this hilarious picture book romp that kids (and grown-ups) will want to read over and over again.
This Book Is Banned is a funny, engaging book perfect for
• Families to read aloud with kids of all ages
• Parents eager to share a laugh while addressing meaningful themes
• Educators looking for an entertaining resource to discuss important issues
• Readers with a penchant for humor, vibrant illustrations, and thoughtful content
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Haldar and Patton employ absurdist hijinks to explore the practice of book banning in this admonishing volume. "Didn't you read the title before you decided to open this book?! It's banned," begins pointed first-person narration, which goes on to tell how the title got to this place. It all begins with hippos' petty complaint over giraffes "getting all the leaves for themselves," which results in both being removed from the story. When the increasingly self-censoring narrator attempts various replacement subjects—a bed, a roller-skating robot, a birthday party, unicorns—each proves to be too contentious for inclusion ("Some people think dinosaurs are make believe? That's silly, but all right"). By story's end, readers will likely have had at least one beloved subject ousted—potentially prompting conversation about real-world events that prefatory remarks establish as "downright dangerous." Patton's draft-like renderings rely on pencil, collage, and digital techniques to emphasize the tale's work-in-progress vibe. Ages 4–8.
