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The bestselling author of 'The Famous Five' and 'The Magic Faraway Tree' series is a polarizing figure. DW's Brenda Haas is a fan with reservations. ....
Cat in a spat: Why scrapping Dr Seuss books is not cancel culture On what would have been Dr Seuss’s 117th birthday, plans were announced to halt publishing and licensing six of his books. Mar 07, 2021 · 05:30 pm A copy of If I Ran The Zoo by Dr Seuss, which the publisher said will no longer be published. | Brendan McDermid / Reuters Let’s start by putting aside the bugbear that it is even possible to “cancel” children’s author Dr Seuss. As Philip Bump wrote in No one is ‘cancelling’ Dr Seuss. The author, himself, is dead for one thing, which is about as cancelled as a person can get. ....
How racism in Seuss books can teach young readers about history and context Weâre sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss By Kate Cantrell and Sharon Bickle March 4, 2021 â 6.29pm Save Normal text size Advertisement Letâs start by putting aside the bugbear that it is even possible to âcancelâ childrenâs author Dr Seuss. As Philip Bump wrote in The Washington Post this week, âNo one is âcancellingâ Dr Seuss . The author, himself, is dead for one thing, which is about as cancelled as a person can get.â Six Dr Seuss books, including If I Ran the Zoo, will no longer be published because of racist and insensitive imagery. ....
Children’s books are among those most often banned or censored. In this case, removing the Dr Seuss titles recognises that he was writing in a time and place when racial stereotyping was commonplace and frequently the focus of humour.
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