Recently while perusing my library’s audiobook selections, I came upon a book marked E for Everyone. It had a lovely illustration of a young woman hugging what looked to be an elderly individual. Since the American Library Association had filed it under “children’s fiction” so that it would appear as a suggested title for kids as young as two and three, I naturally assumed it would at least be appropriate for me, a 43-year-old. I could not have been more wrong.
Beware kid-lit ratings
The book was a graphic novel about a granddaughter who “rescues” her grandmother from a care facility in order to take her on one last adventure. While the basic premise was one I think most parents would feel comfortable with, I think they’d be shocked to learn that the book includes the following:
- several full and quite graphic nude scenes
- characters smoking marijuana together
- a couple arguing about watching porn too much
- a visual of the granddaughter having a one-night stand with a woman she met at a hotel
- explicit language
- and so much more!
Whether this was the accidental miscoding of a book or a deliberate and calculated act of grooming on the part of the ALA remains to be seen.
The good news: After many moms complained, including a great band from those in The Unlikely Homeschool community, the title in question was updated in the national online catalog to indicate an M for Mature rating.
The bad news: This wasn’t the first time the ALA pushed a depraved agenda in kid lit and I’m sure it won’t be the last. (Why just today, I stumbled upon another kid-lit offering being lauded as "delightfully compelling," "playful," and "a powerful coming out story." One simple flip-through revealed an illustration that said "Sex work is work," and the following lines in the text:
"I've eaten vagina and I like it."
"F*c* men. I'm dating women too."
According to the average public library, bookstore, and online retailer, this is a book for kids under 18.)
We are the literary gatekeepers
As parents, we are the gatekeepers for the next generation. Just as we lock our doors to prevent intruders from entering and physically harming our kids, we need to be equally as vigilant when it comes to the thieves who would love to enter their minds and hearts and steal away their innocence. We need to be watchful!
"I don’t have time to pre-read every book in the library or bookstore," you may be thinking to yourself.Of course, you don’t. No one does. According to the most updated findings from the American Library Association, roughly 22,000 children’s books get published each year. How can anyone preread that many titles?
But, what if you were able to access a handful of titles each month, just like the ones I’ve provided in my No Twaddle list—books that had already been pre-vetted for sexual content, liberal agenda, graphic violence, and explicit language?
What if that list came from someone whose opinion you've already grown to trust?
As a Christian writer, an avid reader, the host of a bi-weekly tween/teen book club, and a teacher who's spent the past 21 years helping kids discover great books both in and out of the classroom, I'd love to help you curate a stack of books each month for your kids.
Terrible new trend in kid-lit
Truth be told, I don't disagree. I am a kid-lit snob. And why not? When the majority of "conservative" and even "Christian" booklists contain the Wings of Fire series, a middle-grade collection that includes a large amount of crass and cruel language, gratuitous violence, the support of ungodly themes like post-birth abortion, racial injustice, and genocide, someone has to speak up.
As a member of several online author groups, I'm saddened to report that more and more middle-grade writers are being pressured by certain organizations to include specific political, social, or sexual agendas in the final books of their otherwise clean series in order to begin grooming children without parental knowledge. This means, that even the most conscientious parent might find their vetting efforts being thwarted when they approve a series after reading the first few books only to later discover that the subsequent books don't align with their values.
My kids deserve better. Your kids deserve better. All kids deserve better.
One peek at my home library would prove that I intentionally seek out clean, contemporary novels to add to my shelves.
Additionally, when my homeschooled kids are at Sunday school, sports practice, extended family gatherings, or fill-in-the-blank and all their peers begin talking about a popular movie or book, they can easily face a bit of outsider syndrome when everyone learns they've not seen or read said movie or book. While my child's popularity or lack thereof should never steer my parenting decisions, allowing them to read a clean, albeit "fluffy" book that seems to be on everyone else's shelf can be one simple way I can help them feel less "other" around their non-homeschooled peers.
Lastly, I'm a very well-read person, but even I enjoy a fluffy Rom-com now and then. In the same way that potato chips are ok to eat as long as you don't make a steady diet of them, I think a fluffy book can be a fun readerly treat. Why hold my kids to a higher standard than I hold myself?
That's why I'm so passionate about curating quality book lists that Christian parents can trust--ones filled with a wide variety of books that are both clean and captivating.
- Early Readers: These are lists of picture books, leveled readers, illustrated chapter books, and early novels for kids ages 4-8.
- Middle-Grade Readers: These are lists of chapter books and popular series for kids ages 8-12
- The Bundle: These are the Early Reader and Middle-grade lists compiled into one for kids ages 4-12 (Please note: If you order The Bundle, you do not need to order the Early Reader or Middle-Grade lists.)
- my top picks for picture book biographies
- American history leveled readers
- Civil War-themed middle grades
- more books for kids who love Narnia
- seasonal/holiday illustrated chapter books
- middle-grades that make the best read-alouds
- page-turning fiction for older tweens & young teens
- series books that will keep your reluctant reader reading
We'd love to have you join us!
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Poppy by Avi. Deanne.batorski@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteOur last read aloud was Adventures with Waffles. It had us laughing and crying. We are researching what our next one should be. Having a membership would help us do that!
ReplyDeleteWe just finished The Wild Robot, and started The Wild Robot Escapes. We started out with a library copy of the first book, and partway in my son loved it so much he decided he wanted to spend some of an Amazon card he had on all three books.😊
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Friends and Enemies by Louann Caeddert
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Our last read aloud was the story of St. Patrick by Voice of the Martyrs. Heather Maki hethas1@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteWe read The Blue Hill Meadows which was delightful and now onto A Case in Any Case, a mouse detective story! I read while they do puzzles or color. I am amazed how much they listen when I think surely it must be so hard to listen and color at the same time!
ReplyDeleteWe are reading the National Park Mystery Series.
ReplyDeleteWe are reading Frindle Files and really enjoying it!
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We are reading "North! Or Be Eaten" by Andrew Peterson.
ReplyDeleteOh we NEED help with finding books! My boys are difficult to entertain together but we are currently finishing up Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library. Before that we read Charlotte’s Web.
ReplyDeleteWe’re reading Sweet Home Alaska 😊
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