The Bookseller online today carried a report about the mounting wave of protest and cries of alarm over the issue of agebanding.
The list of those protesting against the proposed age banding of children's books is headed by the names of four Children's Laureates, including the present one. The host of highly esteemed authors and illustrators on the rest of the list must at least make those responsible for proposing the idea question the way they have gone about its introduction. The list is growing daily. The voices of authors supporting agebanding are few and far between.
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