By Emma Riley | March 2, 2021 | 3:10pm EST
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(CNS News) Six Dr. Seuss books will no longer be published because they portray people “in ways that are hurtful and wrong,” Dr. Seuss Enterprises said in a statement on Dr. Seuss’ birthday, which is today, March 2. Seuss died in 1991 at the age of 87.
“Ceasing sales of these books is only part of our commitment and our broader plan to ensure Dr. Seuss Enterprises’s catalog represents and supports all communities and families,” the group said in the statement.
The six books that will no longer be published are
And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, If I Ran the Zoo, McElligot’s Pool, On Beyond Zebra!, Scrambled Eggs Super!, and
6 Dr Seuss Books to No Longer Be Published as of 2021
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