tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212851816241407901.post8950021310916304905..comments2023-11-02T08:51:00.241-04:00Comments on A Librarian's Life in Books: Banned Book Week: Sylvester and the Magic PebbleAmy L. Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09953500367235770069noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212851816241407901.post-76536789689952599102019-03-14T12:18:33.840-04:002019-03-14T12:18:33.840-04:00I owned a copy of this book as a child and loved i...I owned a copy of this book as a child and loved it. When I learned about the controversy about the police officers shown as pigs, that shocked me. How on Earth does anyone draw that conclusion?!!Max Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05403575167825914594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212851816241407901.post-91496059037827926832014-05-28T17:31:48.594-04:002014-05-28T17:31:48.594-04:00Ha! I loved this article! Thank you.Ha! I loved this article! Thank you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10703365932669216077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212851816241407901.post-86583791760095296152010-09-28T14:21:57.869-04:002010-09-28T14:21:57.869-04:00I've never read this book but I just hate it w...I've never read this book but I just hate it when something like this is taken wrong. Who the heck cares if the police are pictured as pigs? Especially when the entire book is made up of animals? Banning any book just makes the people trying to get them banned look stupid.Ladytink_534https://www.blogger.com/profile/14317480621483829078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212851816241407901.post-10217249998539073352010-09-28T13:24:17.102-04:002010-09-28T13:24:17.102-04:00Oh, I agree that cops have the right to be upset a...Oh, I agree that cops have the right to be upset about being called pigs, but I think it was a huge over reaction. I highly doubt that Steig had any <i>intention</i> of offending policemen.Amy L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09953500367235770069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212851816241407901.post-7371935056790729632010-09-28T13:19:23.636-04:002010-09-28T13:19:23.636-04:00But what do you really think? I'm with you on...But what do you really think? I'm with you on this one. While I do think the police, and their supporters, have every right to object to insensitive depictions of themselves, and this was a very sore spot in the 1970's as i recall, there's not enough here to justify removal of this book.<br /><br />Sounds like an over-reaction to me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06906212382849291562noreply@blogger.com