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A light in the attic by shel silverstein october 3 2012 by. 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. A light in the attic. On a visit to the aclu office in san francisco my sons cyrus and juno age 11 and 7 stood in the hallway.

The poems for children are accompanied by illustrations also created by shel silverstein. Encouraging bad behavior crude language sexual content. 1990 1999 are two other silverstein classics the giving tree and where the sidewalk ends these are books most of us are familiar with and yet they were all challenged at one time or another because. 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 when i was a kid shel silverstein introduced me to poetry through a light in the attic.

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. Come in my office i asked them. A light in the attic. 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.

A light in the attic is a collection of poems by the american poet writer and children s author shel silverstein it was first published by harper row in 1981. Along with a light in the attic number 51 on the american library association s list of 100 most frequently challenged books. But they wouldn t budge. Walt whitman leaves of grass walt whitman s classic leaves of grass faced challenges and fierce criticism almost immediately after being published in 1855.

Banned challenged books. The following books may seem harmless to most readers but they all made it onto banned books lists at one time or another. A light in the attic ala american library association banned books banned books week barbara jones cannibalism censorship ellison invisible man little abigail and the beautiful pony playboy randolph county shel silverstein the giving tree genre. It was the giant banned books poster mounted on the wall.

Many of silverstein s books have been banned quite frequently. I stepped back in the hallway to see what had their attention.

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