Beauty and the Beast: New book sparks censorship row in France
Source: BBC
The French government has been accused of censorship after it cancelled a book order for 800,000 copies of Beauty and the Beast, which were to be given free to children this summer.According to Education Minister Élisabeth Borne, it is because the new illustrated version of the classic story was judged too grown-up for the 10 and 11 year-olds who would be reading it.But illustrator Julien Berjeaut – known as Jul…
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