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NCAC Auction Off Edgy Book Covers

Eight children's book illustrators created mythical book covers that would surely raise eyebrows to benefit the work of the National Coalition Against Censorship.
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As part of its annual fundraising event, Celebration of Free Speech and Its Defenders, the National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC) auctioned off a few mythical book covers that would be sure to raise some eyebrows. Award-winning book illustrators created covers for books with such provocative titles as Blow Me, Holiday Hummers: A Burst of Christmas Cheer and Tommy's Pussy Wagon . The auction raised several thousand dollars for the organization, a coalition of 50 organizations that joins together to protect First Amendment rights.

The event honored authors Ellen Hopkins and Phyllis Reynolds Naylor and Chris Finan, president of the American Booksellers Foundation. It was hosted by author and first National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, Jon Scieszka.

Sure to be Banned if it Existed
Sure to Be Banned if It Existed(01 of08)
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Eight children's book illustrators created mythical book covers that would surely raise eyebrows to benefit the work of the National Coalition Against Censorship
Jesus Says Eat Me!(02 of08)
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Harry Bliss is an award-winning, nationally syndicated cartoonist and cover artist for the New Yorker. He is the illustrator of the New York Times best-selling books A Fine, Fine School by Sharon Creech and Diary of a Worm and Diary of a Spider, both written by Doreen Cronin.
Blow Me!(03 of08)
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Adam Rex has written and illustrated several picture books, including Tree Ring Circus and Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich as well as the novel The True Meaning of Smekday.
When Grandpa Comes(04 of08)
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Bruce Eric Kaplan, known for his distinctive, off-beat, single-panel cartoons, has been a New Yorker cartoonist for more than 10 years. He has authored and illustrated seven adult titles for Simon & Schuster: the cult classic The Cat That Changed My Life; the collections I Love You, I Hate You, I'm Hungry; No One You Know; and This Is a Bad Time.
Tommy's Pussy Wagon(05 of08)
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Betsy Lewin is the Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator of Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type and its sequels, Giggle, Giggle, Quack, Duck for President, Dooby Dooby Moo and Thump, Quack, Moo, in addition to a number of other picture books, including So, What's It Like to Be a Cat? and Two Eggs, Please.
Now We Are Six (0nline We Are 18)(06 of08)
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Marla Frazee has illustrated many acclaimed picture books, including All the World by Liz Garton Scanlon, which received a 2010 Caldecott Honor; Everywhere Babies by Susan Meyers; and Harriet, You'll Drive Me Wild! by Mem Fox; as well as her own The Boss Baby; Walk On!; Roller Coaster; Santa Claus the World's Number One Toy Expert; and A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever, which received a 2009 Caldecott Honor.
Frog & Toad are "Friends"(07 of08)
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Tony DiTerlizzi is a New York Times best-selling author and illustrator who has been creating books with Simon and Schuster for more than a decade. From his fanciful picture books like Jimmy Zangwow's Out-of-this-World Moon Pie Adventure, Adventure of Meno (with his wife, Angela) and The Spider & The Fly (a Caldecott Honor book), to chapter books like Kenny and The Dragon and The Search for WondLa, Tony always imbues his stories with a rich imagination.
The Busiest Beaver(08 of08)
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Scott Magoon is the illustrator of many books for young readers, including Mostly Monsterly by Tami Sauer; Kara LaReau's Rabbit and Squirrel and Ugly Fish, which was a CCBC Blue Ribbon winner.

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