The most recent Horn Book newsletter has a great interview up with Joanna Cole, one of the co-creators (with illustrator Bruce Degen) of the Magic School Bus series. Cole and Degen's most recent MSB book tackles a more politically-charged topic than usual: The Magic School Bus and the Climate Challenge. Cole gives a very clear, firm statement to the magazine about the "false controversy" over climate change, so props to her for her bravery.

Now all we need to do is sit back and wonder how long it will be before somebody tries to have her book banned....

Labels: Censorship, Kids' books, Science