Eye Recommend --- 15 Classic Children's Books That Have Been Banned in America

15 CLASSIC CHILDREN'S BOOKS THAT HAVE BEEN BANNED IN AMERICA, by Spencer Althouse -- http://www.buzzfeed.com/spenceralthouse/classic-childrens-books-that-have-been-banned-in-america

This is a must read article.  The reasons for their banishment should put fear in the heart of every book lover.

Just a few examples:  

• The Merriam-Webster Dictionary was banned in some California schools in 2010 because it included the definition of oral sex.
• The Wizard of Oz was banned in Detroit schools in 1957 because it was of "no value to children of today."
• In 2006 Kansas banned Charlotte's Web and other parts of the U.S. banned Winnie the Pooh, both because talking animals are "an insult to God".
• The Giving Tree was banned in 1988 from a Colorado public library because they considered it "sexist" while several schools in that state objected to it by saying it "criminalized the foresting agency."
• 2010, Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl was banned from a Virginia school because of "sexual content and homosexual themes".  In 2013 a Michigan mother tried to get it banned due to what she called "pornographic tendencies."

This is what happens when you let conservatives into your libraries.