When your audience numbers in the millions, there are bound to be extremists seeing evil where none was intended. It comes with the territory when you’ve published more than 40 books over the past 19 years, including several New York Times bestsellers. The labeling and name-calling she can take. Opinion: Book banning is alive and well in Utah.Book bans are the new front in the culture wars.Criticisms have popped up from time to time over the years - on social media, in book reviews, in complaints to her publishers. It wasn’t the first time she’s been accused of grooming and other hidden agendas. I did not anticipate being accused of prepping children for pedophilia,” understates Shannon, who is quick to make the point that, “a message in children’s books to be who you are is a very old concept.
The book is about a kitten and a unicorn who teach each other about acceptance and being who you are. Shannon Hale, a friendly, home-grown Utah mother of four who writes children’s books, describes herself as “sort of a hermit” and belongs to no political party, doesn’t see herself as much of an activist.īut she doesn’t see herself as an enabler for pedophiles either.Īfter her book “Itty-Bitty Kitty-Corn” was published in the spring of 2021, Shannon heard from her publisher that some people were accusing her of being a groomer - someone who prepares kids for pedophiles.
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