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• Little Red Riding Hood

  Hyman, Trina Schart,

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  Banned by 2 California school districts in 1990 “saying the presence of a bottle of wine in the young girl’s basket condoned the use of alcohol.”

• The Lorax

  Seuss, Dr.,

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  Challenged in the Laytonville (CA) Unified School District because the book "criminalizes the foresting industry"

• And Tango Makes Three

  Richardson, Justin, 1963-

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  Challenged because of its “homosexual story line that has been sugarcoated with cute penguins."

• Where the Wild Things Are

  Sendak, Maurice,

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  Challenged in a Canadian public library because of witchcraft/supernatural elements.

• The Librarian of Basra

  a True Story From Iraq

  Winter, Jeanette

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  Challenged in Florida by parents who wanted the book (and others) removed from the curriculum because they “are inappropriate for students because they promote another religion besides Christianity and are too violent for young children.”

• Sylvester and the Magic Pebble

  Steig, William, 1907-2003,

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  The Illinois Police Association wrote to librarians asking them to remove the book because its characters, all shown as animals, present police as pigs.

• Alpha, Bravo, Charlie

  the Military Alphabet

  Demarest, Chris L.

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  A patron at Multnomah County Library objected to the values and political viewpoint of the book – they felt it promoted war.

• In the Night Kitchen

  Sendak, Maurice,

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  A Moms for Liberty leader called nude drawings of Mickey “harmful to minors.”

• No, David!

  Shannon, David, 1959-

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  Challenged because it showed negative behavior which was rewarded by the parent

• The Family Book

  Parr, Todd,

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  Banned in some schools because it describes various types of families, including a line that states, "some families have two moms or two dads."

• Julián Is a Mermaid

  Love, Jessica,

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  Challenged by parents who were concerned about whether a book the publisher tags under "gender identity" is appropriate for 2nd graders

• When Aidan Became a Brother

  Lukoff, Kyle,

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  Challengers claimed the picture book was “mature” or “sexually explicit.”

• Milo Imagines the World

  de la Peña, Matt,

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  Deemed "unsuited for age group" due to its depiction of incarceration and an illustration of a same-sex couple getting married

• Bathe the Cat

  McGinty, Alice B., 1963-

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  Challenged because it portrays a family with two dads

• The Baby Tree

  Blackall, Sophie,

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  Banned due to the fear of promoting misinformation about where babies come from

• Draw Me a Star

  Carle, Eric,

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  Challenged because of a parent’s objection to a collage picture of a naked man and woman representing Adam and Eve

• Hop on Pop

  Seuss, Dr.,

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  Patrons complained to the Toronto Public Library that the book "encourages children to use violence against their fathers."

• Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress

  Baldacchino, Christine,

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  Challenged by a parent who complained that it didn't represent a "normal" way of life

• The Paper Bag Princess

  Munsch, Robert N., 1945-

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  Banned or challenged for being “anti-family”

• Prince & Knight

  Haack, Daniel,

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  Challenged and restricted for featuring a gay marriage and LGBTQIA content