“It’s totally okay if your child is not ready for certain books, certain stories. Maybe you — as a grownup, as a guardian — are not ready for them to read a certain story. Maybe that kid is like, ‘Hey, I'm ready. I'm prepared, but my grown-ups feel this way. They're the ones guiding me in life.’ I believe that's a wonderful thing. But it's also a wonderful thing that no other household needs to abide by what your household views for books.”
by MiddletownBooks
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This distinction between guidance and prohibition feels important, especially in a pluralistic society.
Challenging books is fine. We’re allowed to talk about aspects we don’t like.
What if the book is literally nothing but easily disproveable lies while being marketed as non-fiction?