literature

I loved the Berenstain Bears book series as a child. There are still stray copies in my parents’ basement, which I read to my son on our visits.

Concerned parents might ask, “If I wouldn’t allow my son to see a movie with sex or violence, then why would I allow him to read a book with the same themes?” The logic seems sound at first blush, but it overlooks one important difference: these books are being presented in the classroom setting, not simply as frivolous entertainment.