Bibliophile Banned Books Puzzle
- Price
- $20.99
The Banned Books Puzzle features art from Jane Mount, the brilliant brain behind the Bibliophile series. With over 65 banned books colorfully illustrated, this puzzle comes with a handy reading checklist and information from PEN America on how to fight book bans, so you can be inspired to resist the pushback and read them all for yourself.
With over 65 different books that have been banned at one time or another, this puzzle serves as great reading inspiration for anyone looking to subvert the norm, learn about various underrepresented and historically silenced communities, and tap into their inner literary savant.
Details:
- 500-piece bookstack puzzle
- Puzzle measures 15.5 in x 24 in (39.5 cm x 61cm)
- Encased in a box shaped like a book
- For ages 9+
- Includes reading checklist and information on fighting book bans
- A wide variety of books written by BIPOC authors, over 60 in all, are featured in this puzzle, like Pachinko by Min Jin Lee, The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin, Kindred by Octavia E. Butler, There There by Tommy Orange, The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, and more.
- A percentage of the proceeds from this puzzle will be donated to PEN America, a nonprofit organization devoted to defending and celebrating free expression in the United States and beyond.Â
Jane Mount is an illustrator, designer, and writer. In 2008, she founded Ideal Bookshelf, a company that makes things for bibliophiles. She currently lives in a log cabin in Hawai'i with her husband, weird cats, and a freckled puppy.
PEN America stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression in the United States and worldwide. Their mission is to unite writers and their allies to celebrate creative expression and defend the liberties that make it possible.
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