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Title: //A Light in the Attic// By: Shel Silverstein Genre: Poetry (Children's) Description: A collection of quirky poems for children Questionable Situation: One poem's illustrations show a girl milking a cow which suggest sexual behavior. Another poem speaks of a child who hates washing dishes. And through this disdain for dishwashing he should perhaps break a dish so that he/she isn't asked to wash them anymore Opinion: The book may be too suggestive to young children (They may take the content literally) and the book itself may suggest disobedience [] [] History of Censorship: Ranked 51 out of 100 in the American Library Association list of the most frequently challenged book of 1990-2000 In 1985, people in Cunningham Elementary School in Wisconsin challenged the book because of the poem “How Not to Have to Dry Dishes.” They alleged that it promoted students to break dishes so they wouldn’t have to dry them. Another poem called “Little Abigail and the Beautiful Pony” was challenged in Florida because the little girl dies in the end. In Wisconsin, an elementary school challenged the book because the poems, “glorify Satan, suicide, and cannibalism” (Baldassarro, 2011). Intended Audience: 8-11 years old

Baldassarro, W. (2011). //Banned Book Awareness: James and the Giant Peach.// Banned Books Awareness. Retrieved from: [] awareness-james-giant-peach/ Children need to learn some actions are not acceptable. Shel's poetry is fun and enjoyable to read. Would your child really do this more than once? Education goes along with reading,