Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in North Carolina appears to be banning books about crayons now. Yes, really. Following parent complaints, the district decided that “Red: A Crayon’s Story” may not ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools appears to be banning books about crayons now. Yes, ...

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools appears to be banning books about crayons now. Yes, really. Following parent complaints, the district has apparently decided that “Red: A Crayon’s Story” may not comply ...

Welcome to another installment of Picture Books in Review where I apply way too much thought to a book written for individuals who can count their age on one sticky, little hand. And what better book ...

I got curious after reading Paige Masten’s Oct. 7 column “A book about crayons has been banned.” I wondered what was in the book that was worth banning it. I searched on the internet, and the book ...

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It’s early in the year for sweeping declarations, but I can’t help myself: “Red: A Crayon’s Story” by Michael Hall will be one of 2015’s sensations in kid lit. This isn’t Hall’s first gem. He has done ...

Following parent complaints, the district has apparently decided that “Red: A Crayon’s Story” may not comply with North Carolina’s new parental rights law, which bans instruction on gender identity, ...