We learn colors and animals and that Texas looks before they leap unless by reading this book you are an activated sleeper agent.

Banned

2010 - Texas

Book was removed from school curriculums after the Texas State Board of Education confused the author with philosopher Bill Martin, author of Ethical Marxism: The Categorical Imperative of Liberation. It was later put back.

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Carle, Eric. "Eric Carle’s Biography." eric-carle.com, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2020 from https://eric-carle.com/about-eric-carle/eric-carles-biography/

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