The Books In Mahmoud v Taylor Are Absolute Trash On Their Own Terms

A kids' lit expert has read them so you don't have to

T.Q. Townsend is “a book nerd,” in her own words. Her podcast specializes in childrens’ literature. In a recent video version of her podcast on YouTube, Townsend read the nine books at the center of the recent Supreme Court ruling, Mahmoud v. Taylor, to see what the fuss was about.

“I examined them for their literary and artistic quality, their effectiveness at spreading their messages, and whether or not I think they belong on the English curriculum, which requires books of high artistic and academic quality,” Taylor explains. And then it all goes downhill from there.