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The former host of ‘Reading Rainbow’ used to encourage kids to read books. Now he’s telling adults not to ban them

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The former host of ‘Reading Rainbow’ used to encourage kids to read books. Now he’s telling adults not to ban them

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News • 11 months ago

The former host of ‘Reading Rainbow’ used to encourage kids to read books. Now he’s telling adults not to ban them | CNN

As the National Book Awards came to a close on Wednesday, finalists for the prestigious literary prizes took the stage in New York to speak about the Israel-Hamas war. Others spoke out against book bans.

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As the National Book Awards came to a close on Wednesday, finalists for the prestigious literary prizes took the stage in New York to speak about the Israel-Hamas war, with others at the ceremony also choosing to address banned books.

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He was a childhood hero my mine as well. I wanted to be on reading rainbow so bad as a kid.

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