CT librarians praise decision to remove some Dr. Seuss books
Eliza Fawcett
Amid controversy over the discontinuation of six Dr. Seuss books due to insensitive imagery, a number of educators and librarians across Connecticut emphasized the importance of having children see themselves represented in picture books and the harm of perpetuating stereotypes in children’s literature.
Dr. Seuss Enterprises, the business that oversees Theodor Seuss Geisel’s estate, announced earlier this week that it would cease publication and licensing of six books. The titles include “And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street” (1937), “If I Ran the Zoo” (1950), and four other publications. The company said the decision was made last year, following discussions with experts and educators and a review of Geisel’s works.
• CT Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr Deidre S. Gifford
• Director of Public Health/New Haven Maritza Bond
• Keith Grant, Hartford HealthCare Senior System Director for Infection Prevention
• Manisha Juthani, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at Yale School of Medicine and Infectious Diseases specialist at Yale Medicine
• Governor Lamont & Connecticut Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona appointed 2021 Teacher of the Year: Rochelle Brown, a kindergarten teacher at Poquonock School in Windsor.
• Pastor Johnson’s of Danbury and member of the Council of Churches in Bridgeport
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