C is for Confusion: Why ban books about cats and dogs?

Side-by-side book covers titled The Complete Book of Cats and The Complete Book of Dogs with various cat and dog breeds pictured; a caption below asks, Why are these books banned in Tennessee?.

In 2025, Monroe County Schools (TN) has included reference books about cats and dogs on a list of nearly 600 books to comply with recent changes to Tennessee’s Age-Appropriate Materials Act.

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