Julianne Moore has denounced that the Trump administration has banned her first children's book, 'Freckleface Strawberry', in schools in the United States under the Department of Defense. The actress expressed this on her Instagram account, as reported by Europa Press. "It's a big shock for me. I can't help but wonder what is controversial about this book," she stated in a social media post.
As the actress explains, the book, published in 2007, is a semi-autobiographical story about a seven-year-old girl who doesn't like her freckles but eventually learns to embrace them when she realizes she is 'different just like everyone else'. "It's a book I wrote for my children and for other children to remind them that we all struggle, but we are united by our humanity and our community," Moore pointed out.
Moore, whose latest work is in Pedro Almodóvar's 'The Human Voice', assures that she is "truly" saddened and never thought she would "see this in a country where freedom of speech is a constitutional right". The actress reveals that she learned about the ban through Pen America, an organization that defines itself on its website as protecting freedom of expression in the United States.
"I am particularly stunned because I am a proud alumna of the American High School in Frankfurt, a Department of Defense school. I grew up in a military family, with a father who is a Vietnam War veteran, and I am proud of his service to our country," highlighted the actress, adding that it is "heartbreaking" to think that children like her "won't be able to read a book written by someone whose experience is similar to theirs."