Deborah DeGroff became interested in the subject of children’s books when her oldest child began to read. While perusing the then-current literature of the eighties, she noted the qualitative difference between those books and the books she had read as a child. Upon more investigation, her curiosity shifted to concern. Thus began a lifetime of research and a resounding cry for parents to look inside their children’s books.
“I never wanted to write a book,” Debbie explains. “I just wanted to make parents aware of what’s inside these books and encourage them to begin reading their own children’s books. I wanted to teach them what to look for as they read.”
The end result of Deborah’s research and concern is the book, Between The Covers: What’s Inside A Children’s Book. In the book, she connects the “dumbing down” of school books to a simultaneous shift from moral instruction to amoral, and ultimately to today’s immoral indoctrination of our children.
“Dr. Judith Reisman emphatically let me know that I was going to die with that knowledge in my head and that I needed to write a book,” Deborah explains. “You can be assured that I embarked on this journey kicking and screaming.”
Deborah and her husband have four children and “lots of grandchildren.”
Readings & Resources
- What’s Inside Children’s Books? website: whatsinsidechildrensbooks.com
- Book: Between The Covers
- Article: “Being Woke is a Virtue, Waking up is a Threat” at whatsinsidechildrensbooks.com
- Podcasts
- Mission America with Linda Harvey: “Banned Books: How Parents Can Approach Schools,” with guest Debbie DeGroff, omny.fm/shows/mission-america/103021-what-are-our-kids-really-reading-in-library
- Counterpoint with Tanya Granic Allen: “Parents Beware: The Dangers Hidden Inside Children’s Books,” thenewsforum.ca/series/counterpoint/
- Tom Roten, iHeart Radio: “Your child’s book may be anti-God, anti-US, laced with profanity/sex,” iheart.com/podcast/269-the-tom-roten-morning-show-70632979/episode/authorresearcher-your-childs-book-may-be-86245474/
- Fearless Features with Mark and Amber Archer: “Book Censorship and Obscenity with Debbie DeGroff,” fearlessfeatures.org/podcasts
- Dr Judith Reisman’s website: drjudithreisman.com
Action Items
- Sign up for our weekly newsletter here: ruthinstitute.org/newsletter
