'In the Night Kitchen,' 'Little Red Riding Hood' and 28 other improbably banned books

'The Arabian Nights' translated by Sir Richard E. Burton

30 years of banned books

Captain Underpants (series), Dav Pilkey

'Captain Underpants' series by Dav Pilkey

'Fallen Angels' by Walter Dean Myers

'Fallen Angels' by Walter Dean Myers

And Tango Makes Three, Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell

'And Tango Makes Three' by Justin Richardson and Pater Parnell

Tarzan of the Apes, Edgar Rice Burroughs

'Tarzan of the Apes' by Edgar Rice Burroughs

'Slaughterhouse Five' by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

'Slaughterhouse Five' by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

Little Red Riding Hood, The Brothers Grimm

'Little Red Riding Hood' by The Brothers Grimm

'My Mom's Having A Baby! A Kid's Month-by-Month Guide to Pregnancy,' by Dori Hillestad Butler

'My Mom's Having A Baby! A Kid's Month-by-Month Guide to Pregnancy,' by Dori Hillestad Butler

The Rabbit's Wedding, Garth Williams

'The Rabbit Wedding' by Garth Williams

The Diary of a Young Girl, Anne Frank

'The Diary of a Young Girl' by Anne Frank

My Friend Flicka, Mary O'Hara

'My Friend Flicka' by Mary O'Hara

It's Perfectly Normal, Robie H. Harris

'It's Perfectly Normal' by Robie H. Harris and Michael Emberley

Many Waters, Madeleine L'Engle

'Many Waters' by Madeleine L'Engle

The Arabian Nights, Translated by Sir Richard E. Burton

'The Arabian Nights' translated by Sir Richard E. Burton

A Light in the Attic, Shel Silverstein

'A Light in the Attic' by Shel Silverstein

In the Night Kitchen, Maurice Sendak

'In the Night Kitchen' by Maurice Sendak

'Daddy's Roommate' by Michael Willhoite

'Daddy's Roommate' by Michael Willhoite

'Forever' by Judy Blume

'Forever' by Judy Blume

'In the Night Kitchen,' 'Little Red Riding Hood' and 28 other improbably banned books: Twilight series by Stephanie Meyeres

'Twilight' series by Stephanie Meyeres

Harry Potter (series), J.K. Rowling

'Harry Potter' series by J.K. Rowling

Scary Stories (series), Alvin Schwartz

'Scary Stories' series by Alvin Schwartz

His Dark Materials (series), Philip Pullman

'His Dark Materials' series by Philip Pullman

TTYL (series), Lauren Myracle

'TTYL' series by Lauren Myracle

The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald

'The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Maya Angelou

'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings' by Maya Angelou

The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini

'The Kite Runner' by Khaled Hosseini

The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger

'The Catcher in the Rye' by J.D. Salinger

Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West, Dee Brown

'Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West' by Dee Brown

The Earth, My Butt & Other Big Round Things, Carolyn Mackler

'The Earth, My Butt & Other Big Round Things' by Carolyn Mackler

To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee

'To Kill a Mockingbird' by Harper Lee

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain

'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' by Mark Twain

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