The 6 Most Banned Kids’ Books – Can You Guess Why? | Top Banned Children's Books 2025

Think you can guess the most banned books? 🤔 These 6 children’s books have been pulled from school and library shelves more than almost any others in the last 5 years. What’s so controversial about It’s Perfectly Normal, I Am Jazz, or Prince & Knight? 🤷‍♀️ Watch to uncover the reasons and see if you can guess why they’ve caused such a stir. Share your thoughts in the comments as we dive into this banned book challenge!

Banned Books Featured:**
📚 A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo https://amzn.to/3BayziB

📚Perfectly Normal by Robie H Harris and Michael Emberly https://amzn.to/3Zbl629

📚 I am Jazz by Jessic Herthel & Jazz Jennings https://amzn.to/4f03XOC

📚 Captain Underpants Series by Dav Pilkey https://amzn.to/3B8LQbo
Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-A-Lot https://amzn.to/3OwAJwb

📚 Something Happened in Our Town by Marianne Celano, Mariette Collins, & Ann Hazzard https://amzn.to/3VjOKkt

📚 Prince & Knight by Daniel Haack https://amzn.to/4ifV5Hr

📚 Tale of the Shadow King (Book #2) by Daniel Haack https://amzn.to/3VghoD4

📚 Maiden & Princess by Daniel Haack https://amzn.to/3ZbkEkt

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Resources and References:

PEN America Banned Book Map: https://pen.org/book-bans/

Richland Library Banned Books Week 2024: 100 of the Most Challenged Books: https://www.richlandlibrary.com/staff...

It's Perfectly Normal Banning History: https://www.marshall.edu/library/bann...

Perfectly Normal book is smut comment: https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/l...

Proposed Ohio Laws: https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2024/0...

Ohio House Bill 622: https://ohiohouse.gov/legislation/135...

Ohio House Bill 556: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legi...

I Am Jazz Banned 1: https://bannedbooksweek.org/banned-sp...

I Am Jazz Banned 2: https://www.marshall.edu/library/bann...

UCLA / TransPop Transgender Population Health Study: https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.ed...

Chapters:
00:00 Top Banned Children's Books 2024
00:34 A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo Banned in Florida schools
01:46 Why is It's Perfectly Normal banned in so many schools?
05:23 💝 MINI GAME! What state wants to give librarians and teachers felonies for exposing children to certain books?
06:46 Why is I Am Jazz banned in so many states?
10:46 Captain Underpants banned book
12:30 Why is Something Happened in our Town banned?
14:44 Prince and Knight by Daniel Haack banned?
16:33 Be a squeaky wheel!