To the editor: Rule No. 1 within the handbook for would-be dictators — harangue the inhabitants till folks hand over. (“As children’s book bans soar, sales are down and librarians are afraid. Even in California,” Dec. 12)
Educators are giving as much as the fixed noise round books which have something that could be thought-about controversial. This leaves a far-right, spiritual section of the inhabitants to find out simply what topics ought to be banned.
One such ebook talked about in your article is a couple of Black father who teaches his baby to like her hair — actually!
Please, educators, publishers, dad and mom, libraries, ebook shops and the final involved inhabitants: Proceed the battle to maintain essential books in your cabinets. Hold schooling numerous.
Susan Straughn Harris, Woodland Hills
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To the editor: I can perceive why sure dad and mom wouldn’t need their younger youngsters to be uncovered to books with themes that run counter to their very own spiritual beliefs. I don’t agree with the impulse, however I perceive.
What I can’t perceive is how “I don’t need my baby to learn this ebook” can translate into “I refuse to permit any baby to learn this ebook.”
As for Madison Minor and her crusading pals at Mothers for Liberty — an ironic title for a gaggle whose function is repression — on the subject of what my youngsters ought to learn, I defer to the knowledge of Mrs. Singer in “Annie Corridor”: “What’s that your small business?”
Bart Braverman, Indio
