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American KidLit

Two books for American kids that should never have been published. Why Mommy Is a Democrat is about a single-mother squirrel intent on brainwashing her children and turning them into liberals.

Help! Mom! There Are Liberals Under My Bed! is about a couple of enterprising kids who are harassed and brow-beaten both in their dreams and in reality into adopting a mindless, flag-waving mentality.

Books, especially books for children, should concentrate on the process of freeing their minds and encouraging imagination. Both of these books do the opposite and should be avoided.

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