I loved this staple of children's literature, Charlotte's Web, as many, many other people did and still do. However, it wasn't always beloved as we would like to believe. In 2006, it was banned in Kansas because:
“talking animals are blasphemous and unnatural;” passages about the spider dying were also criticized as being “inappropriate subject matter for a children’s book.’”
I suppose the idea of talking animals was a bit too much for people who did not have the privilege of reading such a classic as a child.
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