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This time on The Children’s Hour, our summer interns Julia Wolfe and Sophie Anderson-Haynie have co-written and produced a program about Banned Books. They teach us what that means, the history of banning books, and how it’s even possible in the era of digital reading.
We explore banned books on this episode of The Children’s Hour. What is a banned book? Who decides which books are to be banned, and from where are they banned? When a book is banned, is it still possible to read it? Our summer interns have researched and explored banned books. We even hear a portion of a banned book read by its author, and hear a book review about a book that has the topic of banned books as part of the storyline.
Hear from an author whose book was banned in one Michigan school district because it was accused of teaching a college level concept called critical race theory. Laurel Goodluck‘s book, Forever Cousins tells the story of two young cousins who live far apart, but who delight in getting together in the summertime, as they attend a ceremony on the reservation where their grandparents live.
Then, Evan from our Kids Crew reviews the book I Lived on Butterfly Hill, first published in 2014. The historic novel recounts one child’s experiences of living in Chile during an era of political revolution. Books were banned in this story, and in real life Chile at that time, but the grandmother (“abuela”) character saves books by hiding them. Evan gives his Kids Crew review of the book, which has received multiple awards.
Banned Books Week is celebrated every year. You can learn more about what children’s books are the top 10 banned books of last year, and how librarians are pushing back against censorship.
American teenagers ages 13 to 21 can get a free, unlimited library membership to the Brooklyn Public Library to check out digital books, as part of their Booked Unbanned program. Learn more and sign up by clicking here!
This show was produced by our Executive Producer, Katie Stone, with help from Senior Producer Christina Stella, 2022 Summer Interns Julia Wolfe & Sophie Anderson-Haynie, and 2024 Summer Intern Thaniel Lentz.
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Playlist: Banned Books
| title | artist | album |
|---|---|---|
| I'm Gonna Read (500 Books) | Turtle Dance Music | Add to the World |
| The Transit of Venus | US Marine Band & Lieutenant Colonel Jack T. Kline | The Heritage of John Philip Sousa: Volume 7 |
| God Bless My Underwear | Hans Mayer | See You Later Alligator |
| Stately Shadows | Blue Dot Sessions | Duck Lake |
| Favorite Book | The Bazillions | On the Bright Side |
| The World Is Big, The World Is Small | Pete Seeger | cELLAbration |
| Gentle Chase | Podington Bear | Background |
| I'll Keep Reading My Book | Folk Club Kids | Folk Club Kids |
| Or So I Have Read | They Might Be Giants (For Kids) | Why? |
| Sun Nation | Ketsa | single |
| Banned (feat. Regina Carter, Oran Etkin, Cheryl B. Engelhardt, SaulPaul, Divinity Roxx & Joya Barman) | Joanie Leeds | Freadom: Songs Inspired by Banned Children's Books (feat. Regina Carter, Oran Etkin, Cheryl B. Engelhardt, SaulPaul & Divinity Roxx) |
| P Flunked Funk | Podington Bear | The Box Set |
| In a Book | Aaron Nigel Smith & One World Chorus | Welcome to the Village! |
| Simple Vale | Blue Dot Sessions | Cauldron |
| Read a Book (Converging Song) [feat. Billy Jonas] | Two of a Kind | Sing Me Your Story |
| Books | Eloise Greenfield | Hip Hop Speaks to Children |
| One Tribe | 1 Tribe Collective | All One Tribe |
| Bookworm | Caspar Babypants | Keep It Real! |
| Contrarian | Blue Dot Sessions | Sketchbook - EP |
| Read | Katie Dwyer Music | Music Makes Me Happy |
| The Book I'm Not Reading | Patty Larkin | A Gogo |
| Love to Read | Mister G | The Bossy E |
| Can I Talk to You? | Podington Bear | The Box Set |
| Read a Book | The Schmooney & Friends | The Schmooney & Friends Music Show |
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