Dr. Seuss exhibit recalls Springfield writer’s early childhood
Posted May 09, 2021 The Baby s Biography: Theodor Seuss Geisel runs through May 23 at the Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum in Springfield. Baby Books were commonly used to chronicle the infant years of a child. (Don Treeger / The Republican)
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Henrietta “Nettie” Seuss Geisel, mother of children’s author and Springfield native “Dr. Suess,” loved her children and cherished the experience of watching them grow.
That, said Kay Simpson, president and CEO of the Springfield Museums, is made evident in the baby book she kept for him.
In it, she notes that her son, Theodor Seuss Geisel, who grew up to be Dr. Seuss, first laughed on April 17, 1904, when he was about a month old. She recorded other childhood milestones and included newspaper clippings and a lock of Ted’s hair.
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The withdrawal of several Dr. Seuss titles because of offensive imagery has sparked another battle in the culture wars. Putting aside a handful of his books to address the hurt caused to some readers was appropriate, though the cancel culture often does more harm than good, some Lehigh Valley observers say.
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“This nonsense needs to stop. Do you know how many kids are being hurt because of this.”
“They take our HISTORY! They take (every) damn thing that is offensive!”
“You so called dumb-ss people are killing the American family entertainment life.”
“You fascists will not win.”
These complaints and more arrived after a conservative-leaning Facebook page resurfaced a story NJ Advance Media posted in January about Disney Plus limiting access to certain old movies on young children’s accounts. The films, including “Dumbo,” “Peter Pan” and “The Aristocats,” are still available on other accounts with a disclaimer saying they contain harmful and stereotypical depictions, like the crows in “Dumbo” and the native characters in “Peter Pan.”
Letter: Dr. Seuss was example of moral progress
To reject the whole because of the worst obscures the story of his moral maturation and generates contempt rather than compassion. We should open the doors on the whole of his life.
Written By:
Joel Allen / Mitchell | 7:00 am, Mar. 13, 2021 ×
To the Editor:
On March 2, the publisher of the Dr. Seuss books announced it was pulling six books off the market due to cultural insensitivities. March 2 was also “Read Across America Day” a day to celebrate children’s literature on the birthday of celebrated writer, Theodor Seuss Geisel. Some school districts discouraged the reading of any Dr. Seuss books that day. And the battle over “cancel culture” went into overdrive.