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Originally Posted by ZodWallop
King Solomon's Mines* and Whose Body are both books aimed at adults, whereas the Seuss books are aimed at children.
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Exactly. You have to be concerned about the subliminal effect on children, who can’t bring analytical skills to a text but take it as written. At least picture books have to be vetted by adults before they get to children, but I’ll repeat, what can be a teaching moment for a white kid might be deeply troubling for a child of color. And if it’s not a teaching moment for a white kid, it can only help create/augment nascent prejudices.