CHILDREN'S BOOK AUTHOR
Book Comes Home: A Banned Book's Journey
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By Rob Sanders
Illustrated by Micah Player
Random House Books for Young Readers
March 25, 2025
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ISBN-10: 0593813685
ISBN-13: 978-0593813683
Reviews:
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With an appropriately light hand, Sanders shows the power of organizing and the value of the freedom to read, though readers may emerge with questions about why books are censored; adults should be prepared to offer context. The author’s note provides a brief history of book censorship. In addition, Sanders includes a glossary of related words and a list of resources. A simple, child-friendly exploration of book banning.
—Kirkus Reviews
Sanders and Player explore book banning from the perspective of a dog-eared library volume. With a periwinkle cover, an upturned nose, and a gold award sticker, wide-eyed Book (written “by A. Person”) exudes contentment in opening scenes. But one day, when “her best reader friend” places her in the return bin, a
shadowy figure moves Book to a shelf in a darkened space that several sorrowful peers identify as “the Banned Book Closet.” As Book learns more about banning, her pride shrivels: “The darkness of the room matched the sadness Book felt.” Luckily, Book’s beloved patron and others eventually spring the space’s
denizens.
—Publishers Weekly​​
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Celebrate the right to read with this insightful, compassionate, and kid-friendly picture book that explores book banning from the book’s point of view.
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​Book loved being a book.
And she loved the children who came to visit her.
She was checked out.
Read and reread.
Shared and discussed.
And each time, Book was brought back to the library.
It was her home . . .
. . . until the day it wasn’t.
