Re: [LM_NET] Share: Shel Silverstein

[Janice Davies <jgdavies2004@YAHOO.COM>]

Of course it's unreasonable to ban all of Shel Silverstein's books, but I'd like to 
caution everyone not to make the mistake I made -- I ordered Different Dances and 
it wasn't until the book had arrived -- processed -- that I realized the book was 
not appropriate for a school library.
 
I gave the book to one of the art teachers who did appreciate it. 
 
Jan Davies
Retired Media Specialist
Ashburn, VA
jgdavies2004@yahoo.com

--- On Sun, 5/24/09, Ellen Nosal <enosal@SBCGLOBAL.NET> wrote:


From: Ellen Nosal <enosal@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Subject: Share: Shel Silverstein
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Date: Sunday, May 24, 2009, 5:32 PM


All this discuss of Shel Silverstein reminds me of when my daughters were little 
and not feeling well, they would beg me to read his poetry, which always made them 
laugh and feel better.  My sister, who lives in suburbs of Washington D.C., told me 
that his books were banned in her daughter's school because (get this) he used to 
write for Playboy Magazine.  That left me shaking my head and gritting my librarian 
teeth.
 
Ellen Nosal, MLS
East Hampton Middle School
East Hampton, CT
enosal@easthamptonct.org

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