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Besides, I think that kids are much more clever and deeper than most people think and can examine a morality play for its variety of viewpoints. I imagine a world where all the 'children's stories' are black and white would be quite bland and certainly not true to life.

How true. Children's entertainment these days worries me, as does the over-protective stance that many parents take. I understand that I can't speak from experience, and I may feel completely different when I have a child, but I am thankful for the wide variety of viewpoints and issues that I was exposed to when I was little.

Silverstein's books (like Where the Sidewalk Ends) are fantastic. I highly recommend them. I'm surprised there are so many people already responding to this thread who are so unfamiliar with him. He was really big when I was growing up.
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Matt