We could say the exact same thing about any class of people. Let's ban all books about Asians, or about women. "Children can learn about them when they grow up.

We could say the exact same thing about any class of people. Let's ban all books about Asians, or about women. "Children can learn about them when they grow up." right? The reality is that some children are Asian. Their own parents and siblings may be one of those kinds of people. They will encounter those kinds of people in their daily lives right now. They will probably have questions about them and the differences between those people and others. It's good for curious children to be able to explore and learn about the world around them. Why create arbitrary limits on what kinds of people they can or cannot learn about? Obviously any kind of material, entertainment/cultural or educational, should be age appropriate and fortunately very few children are interested in literature written for a much older audience. If some 6 year old has the attention span and ability to understand complex works by all means let them read them. It's also the job of teachers and parents to contextualize and discuss with children the complex topics they are interested in exploring, not to hide it from them entirely so that they stay ignorant.