Banned Books for Kids

Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Typically held during the last week of September, it spotlights current and historical attempts to censor books in libraries and schools. Below are some children’s books that have all been targeted for removal or restriction, including at least one of the reasons why.

List Assignment: 
Banned Books for Kids
List Creator: 
Children's Staff
Grouping: 
Children
Staff Picks Categories: 
New and Notable Date: 
Sunday, September 25, 2022 (all day)

Banned Books for Kids

  • Stamped (For Kids) : Racism, Antiracism, and You


  • When Aidan Became a Brother


  • And Tango Makes Three


  • When Aidan Became a Brother


  • Hatchet


  • Prince & Knight


  • I Am Jazz!


  • Melissa (George)


  • The Breakaways


  • Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag


  • This Day in June


  • The Giver


  • Something Happened in Our Town: A Child’s Story About Racial Injustice


  • Drama


  • Prince & Knight


  • New Kid


  • The Family Book


  • Melissa (George)


  • A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo


  • Something Happened in Our Town: A Child’s Story About Racial Injustice


  • I Am Jazz!


  • Hatchet


  • The Breakaways


  • Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag


  • This Day in June


  • A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo


  • The Adventures of Captain Underpants


  • Stamped (For Kids) : Racism, Antiracism, and You


  • Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry