Down with Lime Books!: A Story About Book Banning

(Hardback)

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An allegorical picture book about the very real dangers of book banning

Paige and her pals picked out teal books and red books and plum books and moreso many they spilled from the shelves to the floor. . . . But not everyone thought that this rainbow was grandsome wanted lime-colored books to be banned.

When the town busybody convinces everyone that lime-green books are too dangerous to be available on the shelves at the library, Paige and her friends must stand up and defend their right to read! With rhyming text from Jan Zauzmer that begs to be read aloud and colorful illustrations by Blanca Milln, Down with Lime Books shows the power of a brave voice to cut through fear and misunderstanding.

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Zauzmer and Milln skewer censorship in this message-forward picture book . . . When the zealots steal the librarys citrus-green tomes, the situation escalates into a realistic community protest. * Publishers Weekly *

Author Bio

Jan Zauzmer is tickled lime to introduce young readers to important social issues in delightfully creative and kid-friendly ways. She is the author of two timely and timeless childrens booksIf You Go with Your Goat to Vote and Maxines Critters Get the Vaccine Jittersand is eagerly looking forward to the publication of her newest topical childrens book, Down with Lime Books! A graduate of Princeton University and Stanford Law School, she lives in the Philadelphia area with her husband and is a proud mother and grandmother. Blanca Milln was born in Touro, a small town in Spain. She is a fine arts graduate from the University of Vigo with a masters in illustrated books and audiovisual animation. She has been painting for as long as she can remember and started illustrating stories when she became a mother. In 2017, she published her first works, Manuela and A maxia de mam, the latter as a sole author. In the past six years, Milln has illustrated over 40 titles for the Spanish market, and some of those books have also been translated into English, Polish, Chinese, Dutch, and more. In addition to illustrated books, her other great passion lies in informational books for young children, where she enjoys discussing nature and everything that surrounds us. Currently, Milln continues to illustrate in her little studio surrounded by nature.