Tentacles!! I Talk Hilarity and Board Books with Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham

The current Supreme Court case Mahmoud v. Taylor has been on a lot of our minds lately. It is rare that the Supreme Court itself rules on picture books and whether parents can “opt out” of them, but here we are. And since we’re dealing with broad broad terms, you know what book could be included in this ruling? Why, Itty-Bitty Kitty-Corn by Shannon Hale, illustrated by LeUyen Pham, of course! After all, in 2023 it was flagged in Texas as being “sexually suggestive.” Mmm hmm. Yup.

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