Ms Fox’s 1988 book ‘Guess What?’ has been banned in Florida’s Duval County due to an image of an “old witch” taking a bath “in an old laundry trough”, which was deemed to be pornographic in nature and not suitable for kids.
Shadow education minister Sarah Henderson slammed the ban as"just not acceptable". Picture: Sky News Australia. “The bottom line is parents want to see age-appropriate reading material in schools, but this woke type approach of trying to cancel out the magic of some of these amazing stories written by incredible authors is just not acceptable.Mem Fox's 35-year-old Children's book Guess What? has been banned in Florida's Duval County. Picture: Supplied.
While Senator Henderson described the banning of ‘Guess What?’ as a “woke type approach,” Mem Fox’s book has actually been captured by a law passed by Florida’s conservative Republican governor Ron DeSantis.