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    'This Book Is Banned' introduces little kids to a big topic

    In Raj Haldar's new picture book, a lot of random stuff gets banned: giraffes, avocados, old roller skates. Haldar hopes kids have fun with This Book Is Banned but also learn about censorship.
    by Elizabeth Blair Oct 06, 2023 2 minutes
    Raj Haldar wants his "silly" new picture book to help kids "understand...the dangers of censorship but...also have fun."

    A silly new children's picture book introduces little kids to a serious topic.

    This Book Is Banned by Raj Haldar with pictures by Julia Patton isn't really about books being removed from libraries. It's about banning such random things as unicorns, avocados and old roller skates.

    Haldar was partly inspired because of something that happened to him after his first book was published in 2018.

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