Six Dr Seuss books - including
And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street and
If I Ran The Zoo - will stop being published because of racist and insensitive imagery, the business that preserves and protects the author s legacy said on Tuesday. These books portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong, ” Dr Seuss Enterprises said in a statement that coincided with the late author and illustrator’s birthday. Ceasing sales of these books is only part of our commitment and our broader plan to ensure Dr Seuss Enterprises’ catalogue represents and supports all communities and families, it said.
Mar 2, 2021
FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2013, file photo, Courtney Keating, education coordinator of The Literacy Center in Evansville, Ind., reads If I Ran the Zoo, By Dr. Seuss, to passersby during an event to promote literacy along the Evansville Riverfront. Dr. Seuss Enterprises, the business that preserves and protects the author and illustrator s legacy, announced on his birthday, Tuesday, March 2, 2021, that it would cease publication of several children s titles including And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street and If I Ran the Zoo, because of insensitive and racist imagery. (Erin McCracken/Evansville Courier & Press via AP, File)
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