Scholastic pulls "A Birthday Cake for George Washington" over claims of 'sensationalism'
buzzz worthy. . . Scholastic Book publishers has pulled "A Birthday Cake for George Washington" a story about the slave of the first US president making his birthday cake. Critics say the book "sensationalizes" slavery. On Sunday in a statement, the publisher said . . ." we believe that, without more historical background on the evils of slavery than this book for younger children can provide, the book may give a false impression of the reality of the lives of slaves and therefore should be withdrawn." Th e book will be pulled off shelves and copies that were already purchased may be returned. New statement about the picture book "A Birthday Cake for George Washington" Released January 17, 2016: Scholastic is announcing today that we are stopping the distribution of the book entitled A Birthday Cake for George Washington , by Ramin Ganeshram and illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton, and will accept all returns. While w...