Recent articles in Book Riot (It’s Not Funny, It’s Racist) and the Huffington Post (…Isn’t Just Offensive, It’s Bad Comedy) that were amplified on social media led publisher Abrams to the withdraw the book under fire, Bad Little Children’s Books — “respecting the author’s request” to do. Initially, Abrams had responded online two days to support the book, saying: “It was never our intention as publisher, nor the author’s, to spread or support hateful messaging. Some reviewers and commenters on social media have taken elements of the book at face value, which, we believe, misses the point of the book […]
