The illustrations of this book are really what also help with the story, portraying the “mistakes” such as a picture of a tree labeled flower underneath. James Marshall always has simple, fun, and colorful illustrations. I like this book because the story is silly. The theme of the book is that not everyone does things the same way. The book series tends to be light hearted and goofy. They do many things wrong, like take a waterless bath in their clothes.
The Stupids take a day trip, to visit family members and to a restaurant. I have used this book as a good discussion book with multi ages in China. I categorize this picture book loosely in realistic fiction. This is a very quirky, atypical book it is a good introductory volume to a funny series of stories by Harry Allard. If students read this book, I think it will both offend students with exceptionalities and students who are labeled and called “stupid” as that word can be verbally abusive to them. For example, this will let students to automatically think that using this word is nothing when it is one of the words that should not be used in schools. I think that when children are exposed to the sensitive words and pictures of this book, many students will allow themselves to use the word more inappropriately. would not choose this book because of the word “stupid”. I chose this book because it will be in my banned book list when I teach in the future. For example, on one of the pages, before leaving their house, when they were taking their bath, they showered with their clothes on. The setting has a sensitive purpose to the happenings in this story because each page depicted how “stupid” their families were. The setting takes place in both in and out of their home. Hence, it can also mean that someone who wears an Indian headdress is stupid. Although the text never mentions American Indians, it can be viewed in an offending way because everyone calls each other stupids. There were no particular diverse group represented in this book, but on page 24, there is a dog who is presented with an Indian headdress. I did not enjoy reading this book at all. Just by looking at the title and reading the book explains why this book is included in a banned book list.
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