"At a time when the American government and right-wing organizations claim to set moral standards for children by banning numerous books and destroying libraries and bookstores, Andrew Laties exposes their hypocrisy. A must read for anyone troubled by the plight in America when groups of adults want to dumb down children. Laties has fought and continues to fight oppressive guardians of ignorance, and his book reveals that his fight is our fight."-Jack Zipes, author, Buried Treasures: The Power of Political Fairy Tales; Professor Emeritus, University of Minnesota

"In this slender volume, Andrew Laties provides us with a rapid-fire history of children's book publishing, the politics of book-banning, the politics of public libraries and librarians, the complicated issues surrounding censorship, and a how-to guide on launching a book fair, laced throughout with an emphatic call to action to preserve our freedom of expression at a time of unprecedented governmental attacks on it."-Paul Gulino, author, Screenwriting: The Sequence Approach; Professor, Chapman University

"Really wonderful! Powerful, poignant with dashes of humor. Well written-the narrative barrels along-lucid yet profound. An important read in these treacherous times."-H. Nichols B. Clark, co-author, Myth, Magic, and Mystery: One Hundred Years of American Children's Book Illustration; Founding Director & Chief Curator Emeritus, The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art