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Is It Okay To Have Swearing In Children's Books?
"Swearing in children's books, and even in books for teenagers, used to be pure anathema.As swearing on the telly, in films and by grouchy adults who don't watch their tongues becomes steadily normalised, however, our 19th-century notions of profanity and propriety have been quietly eroded." The Guardian (UK) 09/08/10
"Swearing in children's books, and even in books for teenagers, used to be pure anathema.As swearing on the telly, in films and by grouchy adults who don't watch their tongues becomes steadily normalised, however, our 19th-century notions of profanity and propriety have been quietly eroded." The Guardian (UK) 09/08/10
Posted September 8, 2010 08:27 AM
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