In+the+Night+Kitchen

Title: //In the Night Kitchen// By: Maurice Sendak Description:The book is about a young boy's dream journey through a baker's kitchen where he helps with a cake to be ready by the morning. Genre: Children's Fiction Questionable Situation: On 4 of the 40 pages Mickey (The little kid) tumble out of his clothings and winds up naked Opinion: Most people have issue with the illustrations. They feel that the small kid should have on diapers [] History of Censorship: //In the Night Kitchen// regularly appears on the American Library Association's list of frequently challenged and banned books." It was listed number 21 on the "100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-1999 This book has also been included on the 15 Most Controversial Picture Books. School officials in Connecticut banned the book from school libraries. Intended Audience: 3-6 years