As told in the New York Times, Harper-Collins decided that too many preschoolers were going to take up smoking because the (60 year old) picture of the illustrator of the book "Good Night Moon" was holding a cigarette.
Wanna at least make your voice heard to Harper-Collins? Some booksellers have set up a Goodnight Moon protest site where you can vote for either version and a note will be sent to Harper-Collins, as well.
I wonder when the public schools will drop the whole William Penn / Indians / Tobacco thing from their history books to pretend it never happened.
For a second there I thought "How come I never noticed that the cow had a cigarette in it's mouth?"...and then I scrolled down and saw you were indeed talking about a person...
I have a 1980 eighth grade history book where GOD is mentioned OVER AND OVER AGAIN as being instrumental in the founding of our country.... Haven't looked lately, but I know that too is gone.
It's a pity... And another reason to homeschool...!
In the end, public school will suffer. Sadly, our nation seems destined to, as well.
Hey 'Fessie, in Goodnight Moon, I'm personally offended by the "quiet old lady whispering hush." First of all, it's demeaning "age-ism" to call her "old." And referring to her as a "lady" not only reinforces oppressive gender stereotypes, but it discriminates against her as a rabbit, since anthropomorphic depictions of animals imply that there is something superior about humans. And saying "hush" to a child (even a rabbit child) implies that adult instructions are more important than the child's personal expression, which might traumatize the child and otherwise negatively impact the child's psychological development, which could lead to a lifetime of crime and welfare recipiency.
Hey bud, I gotta call you something! But I won't call you late for dinner! And Uncle Fester was on the Addams Family, not the Munsters.
What's the prob with HTML? Just type it out in your comments. ex -- the above italics were made by < i > and < / i > (with no spaces in between). Try it again, it works for me.
Yes, I always felt that the urge to smoke after reading that book. I am so relieved now not to be faced with the temptation. I am sure that all the little two year-olds scanning the book will be relieved too.
novels necessarily give you an accurate picture of a woman's psyche today. In Jane Austen's time, poor single women didn't have any other way to improve their lives (materially speaking) than to marry well. Of necessity, they obsessed over what men thought of them. Of course, single women today still are concerned about what men think of them, but they have more freedom to ponder other things as well.
I don't think you are un-Christian not to like Jane Austen!
I'd have to vote for the original picture with a "CENSORED" block over the cigarette. Since the original picture is what the author most likely desired to be included with the book, and to take away that picture would be a violate of his freedom of something or other.
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