Stated grade levels are a starting point only. Reading levels and topic (subject) appropriateness should always be considered with the individual reader in mind.
Picture Books:
And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson (Same-sex relationship.)
Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See? by Bill Martin, Jr. (Confused author Bill Martin, Jr. with philosopher Bill Martin, author of ‘Ethical Marxism: The Categorical Imperative of Liberation.’)
The Family Book by Todd Parr (Same sex parenting.)
Hop on Pop by Dr. Seuss (Encourages children to be violent towards fathers.)
I am Jazz by Jessica Herthel and Jazz Jennings (Sex education, language and offensive viewpoints.)
The Lorax by Dr. Seuss (Puts logging and forest industry in negative light.)
Strega Nona by Tommie de Paola (Promotes witchcraft.)
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig (Police depicted as pigs.)
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak (Too dark and shows supernatural elements.)
Where's Waldo by Martin Handford (Nude brother.)
1st - 2nd Grades
Drama by Raina Telgemeier (LGBTQ characters.)
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein (Sexual content.)
Junie B. Jones Series by Barbara Park (Grammatical errors in speech.)
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein (Drug reference, suicide, death and a disrespect for truth and authority.)
3rd - 4th Grades
Are You There God It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume (Amoral and anti-Christian.)
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson (Disrespect, foul language and confusion.)
Captain Underpants series by Dav Pilkey (Unsuitable content, encourages disobedience and gay character.)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl (Poor philosophy on life.)
Charlotte's Web by E. B. White (Talking animals are blasphemous.)
The Fighting Ground by Avi (Profanity.)
Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh (Teaches kids to lie, spy, talk back and curse.)
Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder (Derogatory depictions of Native Americans.)
The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis (Graphic violence, mysticism and gore.)
The Witches by Roald Dahl (Too sophisticated and not teaching moral values.)
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle (Undermining religious beliefs.)
5th - 6th Grades
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain (Racist, coarse, trashy, inelegant, irreligious, obsolete, inaccurate, and mindless.)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (References to sexual fantasies and talking animals are blasphemous.)
Anne Frank the Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank (Sexually explicit.)
The Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatley Snyder (Depicts Egyptian worship rituals.)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J. K. Rowling (Promoting withes and witchcraft.)
Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George (Sexual content, offensive language, violence and being unsuited to age group.)
Lord of the Flies by William Golding (Violence.)
The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis (Offensive language.)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Frank Baum (“Ungodly” influence for depicting women in strong leadership roles.)
