A Light In The Attic Banned Reason

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.

A light in the attic banned reason. Book 27 on summer of banned books 13. 2013 banned books month category. A light in the attic shel silverstein s collection of rhymes and whimsical drawings was challenged at one school because it encourages children to break dishes so they won t have to dry them. In 1993 the was challenged in lake county florida because the book allegedly promotes disrespect horror and violence.

A light in the attic by poet and artist shel silverstein is beloved by readers young and old. Apparently some parents thought the book planted a bad seed in the minds of their young children. Why would anyone want to ban a light in the attic was the follow up question. 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 abigail promptly dies after her parents refuse to buy her a pony.

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. The journey usually involves at the very least a eurail pass a. However i would argue that silverstein s lighthearted way of addressing weird funny. We read the fine print on the poster and then looked up why it was banned.

The story of light in the attic records begins curiously enough with a motor crash in madrid spain and a rather bad one at that. It has also been banned because of suggestive illustrations one library also claimed that the book glorified satan suicide and cannibalism and also encouraged children to be disobedient 18. A light in the attic by shel silverstein october 3 2012 by. The book was subsequently removed from a fruitland park library but then later returned.