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

  • I Am Jazz!


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


  • Melissa (George)


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


  • This Day in June


  • And Tango Makes Three


  • The Family Book


  • The Breakaways


  • Melissa (George)


  • The Giver


  • Hatchet


  • The Breakaways


  • Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry


  • Prince & Knight


  • When Aidan Became a Brother


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


  • A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo


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


  • The Adventures of Captain Underpants


  • This Day in June


  • Hatchet


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


  • Prince & Knight


  • I Am Jazz!


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


  • New Kid


  • A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo


  • Drama


  • When Aidan Became a Brother