Every year, hundreds of works from authors ranging from Dr. Seuss to Ernest Hemingway are challenged or banned from schools and libraries around the nation. The POP Project believes that everybody deserves a good book, and that the freedom to read and access to books...
Tag: Dr. Seuss
Read Across America Day: Showcasing Dr. Seuss’s Lasting LegacyRead Across America Day: Showcasing Dr. Seuss’s Lasting Legacy
In the history of children’s books, there are few authors as beloved and oft quoted as Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss. The writer, illustrator, and poet took the pen name in college, and carried it with him through advertising campaigns during the...
POP Painted Asheville “REaD” at Banned Books Week EventPOP Painted Asheville “REaD” at Banned Books Week Event
The POP Project recently celebrated Banned Books Week 2012 by hosting the “Paint the Town REaD” read-a-thon in downtown Asheville, NC. We were proud to have 13 excellent readers help us fill the day with beautifully-crafted, melodic, contraband book passages. From Dr. Seuss to Ernest...