As children, we are given
books that are considered good for our eyes. But sometimes, it can be
surprising when they ban really cool books like these ones:
Farenheit 451 written by Ray Bradbury
According to unofficial
reports, he wrote this book inside the basement of the University of
California, Los Angeles (UCLA) library using a typewriter which he pays for
every hour of usage. His story needed censorship and that’s why his publisher
published a redacted version of his novel in the year 1967. To be considered as
safe for distribution at schools, they cancelled everything blasphemous in the
novel. However, in 1999 a Mississippian school still banned the novel from
being given to their students because of the words Bradbury demanded to be
untouched when it was printed for the second time.
Where’s Waldo? A series novel by Martin Hanford
Where’s Waldo is actually a collection
of colorful big books for children. It was very popular in the middle of the
1990s. However, some particular schools in Michigan and New York removed it from
their schools because there are filthy photos on some of the pages of the book.
One example is woman on a beach wearing nothing for her upper buddy.( how did they spot that) However,
it was actually a clue cause when you can find her, Waldo is also very close.
The Complete Fairy Tales of The Brothers Grimm
written by the Grimm Brothers
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm were
very successful brothers. Most of the fairy tales we have heard and learned in
school came from the original stories of the Grim Brothers. Two examples are
the Little Red Riding Hood and Hansel and Gretel. In the original
stories, there were more blood, death and only few ended happily ever after.
Parents became concern about the stories when they started to publish the books
during the early 1800s.
How about banned toys?
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