Following up on yesterday’s Banned Books Week post:

South Park: The Tale of Scrotie McBoogerballs
Original Air Date: 03.24.2010

The boys are given one of the most notably banned books of all time as a reading assignment. They eagerly dive in, but soon find it doesnt compare to their standard of what’s vulgar. Annoyed for having their time wasted by reading, they write an obscene book of their own to show that they can do it better. But when their parents discover their work, the boys throw all the blame to Butters, inadvertently turning him into a critically acclaimed author.

Really, only the first quarter or so is of direct interest to us banned-books-week-loving types, but the rest of the episode is good, too. Although - if you can’t handle cartoons vomiting, then I would stop after the “But when their parents discover their work” part. Happy watching!

hannahlr:

seetheglossary:

neat!

ooooh!

(via hannahlmr)

I love comprehensive list-blogs like this. Their description: A Compendium of Children’s Books by Twentieth Century ‘Adult’ Authors Currently Out of Print

Includes a ton of great authors, from Andy Warhold to Arna Bontomps to Theo LeSieg to Toni Morrison.

From their Home Page:

A FREE library of tactile books with audio description, bringing the visual world to life for blind and partially sighted people

• Our award winning charity makes special raised versions of pictures that come to life when fingers feel them
• Audio descriptions tell the pictures’ stories while directing the fingertips across the raised image, describing what is being touched, felt and ‘seen’
• Combining the senses of touch and hearing in this way makes up for the missing sense of sight

Sounds pretty darn cool.

Links to their about page:

Welcome to the Amelia Bloomer Project blog!  We create an annual booklist of the best feminist books for young readers, ages birth through 18.  We are part of the Feminist Task Force of the Social Responsibilities Round Table of the American Library Association!

They have a list for every year, starting in 2002, and they accept nominations for the current list that they’re putting together!

from their mission:

The ICDL Foundation’s goal is to build a collection of books that represents outstanding historical and contemporary books from throughout the world.  Ultimately, the Foundation aspires to have every culture and language represented so that every child can know and appreciate the riches of children’s literature from the world community.

sallyella:

I’d be really interested to see England’s list. I find banned books so interesting.

(Source: madhatsally)

childrensbooks:

Have you forgotten the title of your favorite children’s book?  (via Hoolie_P)

dark, yet beautiful. kinda creepy. i like it, though.