The lighthearted Marc Brown book in question, “Arthur’s Birthday,” now joins 45 other titles on probation that are “pending oversight committee review” all thanks to activis…
It’s not a wonderful kind of day.
A beloved “Arthur” children’s book has been banned in Clay County, Florida, after a local school district member claims the 1989 title has “damaged souls,”The lighthearted Marc Brown book in question, “Arthur’s Birthday,” now joins 45 other titles on probation “pending oversight committee review,” all thanks to activist Bruce Friedman.The grown man’s gripe with the page-turner is its brief reference to “spin the bottle.
“The entire book is about being inclusive of all friends and not only inviting boys or girls to your birthday party,” the organization wrote. This isn’t the first time that Friedman has gotten worked up about the contents of school library shelves., he compiled “a list of over 3,600 titles that [he believes] have concerning content.”
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