Read "Banned" Kids' Books @ LPL!

This list includes some of the children's titles available at Loveland Public Library that are frequently challenged or banned elsewhere according to the American Library Association. Please visit ala.org/advocacy/bbooks for more titles and information on intellectual freedom.

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Book cover for "And Tango makes three"
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Average Rating:
3.7 stars
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At New York City's Central Park Zoo, two male penguins fall in love and start a family by taking turns sitting on an abandoned egg until it hatches.
Book cover for "Bad kitty"
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4.2 stars
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When a kitty discovers there is no cat food in the house, she decides to become very, very bad. The riotous story of a cat gone berserk — four times over an in alphabetical order each time. Kitty is not happy hen she's told that her favorite foods are all gone and all that's left are Asparagus, Beets, Cauliflower, Dill...and 22 other equally unappealing vegetables. So she: Ate my homework, Bit grandma, Clawed the curtains, Damaged the dishes, and...
Book cover for "Baseball saved us"
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Average Rating:
4 stars
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A Japanese American boy learns to play baseball when he and his family are forced to live in an internment camp during World War II, and his ability to play helps him after the war is over.
Book cover for "Draw me a star"
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An artist's drawing of a star begins the creation of an entire universe around him as each successive pictured object requests that he draw more.
Book cover for "Heather has two mommies"
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When Heather goes to playgroup, at first she feels bad because she has two mothers and no father, but then she learns that there are lots of different kinds of families and the most important thing is that all the people love each other.
Book cover for "I am Jazz!"
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Average Rating:
5 stars
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The story of a transgender child based on the real-life experience of Jazz Jennings, who has become a spokesperson for transkids everywhere
"This is an essential tool for parents and teachers to share with children whether those kids identify as trans or not. I wish I had had a book like this when I was a kid struggling with gender identity questions. I found it deeply moving in its simplicity and honesty."—Laverne Cox (who plays Sophia...
Book cover for "If I ran the zoo"
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If Gerald McGrew ran the zoo, he'd let all the animals go and fill it with more unusual beasts--a ten-footed lion, an Elephant-Cat, a Mulligatawny, a Tufted Mazurka, and others.
Book cover for "In our mothers' house"
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Three young children experience the joys and challenges of being raised by two mothers.
Book cover for "In the night kitchen"
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Average Rating:
5 stars
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A little boy's dream-fantasy in which he helps three fat bakers get milk for their cake batter.
Book cover for "The librarian of Basra"
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*ALA Notable Children's book 2006 * Celebrated author-illustrator Jeanette Winter weaves a hopeful tale of one woman's courageous book rescue. In the Spring of 2003, Alia Muhammad Baker was the city of Basra's real-life librarian. She was the keeper of cherished books and her library was a haven for community gatherings. But with war imminent in Basra, Iraq, what could this lone woman do to save her precious books? With lyrical, spare text...
Book cover for "Prince & knight"
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Series:
Prince & knight volume 1.
Average Rating:
5 stars
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A prince and a knight in shining armor find true love in each other's embrace after fighting a dragon together.
Book cover for "Skippyjon Jones"
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Average Rating:
4.5 stars
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Skippyjon Jones is a Siamese cat with an overactive imagination who would rather be El Skippito, his Zorro-like Chihuahua alter ego.
Book cover for "Something happened in our town"
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After discussing the police shooting of a local black man with their families, Emma and Josh know how to treat a new student who looks and speaks differently than his classmates.
Book cover for "Uncle Bobby's wedding"
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Chloe is jealous and sad when her favorite uncle announces that he will be getting married, but as she gets to know Jamie better and becomes involved in planning the wedding, she discovers that she will always be special to Uncle Bobby--and to Uncle Jamie, too.
Book cover for "Where's Waldo?"
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Average Rating:
5 stars
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"The reader follows Waldo as he hikes around the world and must try to find him in illustrations of some of the crowded places he visits." --Library of Congress.