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Guess What? Mem Fox’s Children’s Book Has Been Banned in Florida as ‘pornography’ – but Bathing Is Not a Sexual Act, Sarah Mokrzycki , single work column

'Australian author Mem Fox’s 1988 picture book Guess What?, illustrated by Vivienne Goodman, has been banned in Duval County, Florida over allegations of “pornography”. Why? Because one illustration depicts the main character, “old witch” Daisy O'Grady, taking a bath.'
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