School districts across the country have also moved away from Dr. The National Education Association, which founded Read Across America Day in 1998 and deliberately aligned it with Geisel’s birthday, has for several years deemphasized Seuss and encouraged a more diverse reading list for children. Seuss is by millions around the world for the positive values in many of his works, including environmentalism and tolerance, there has been increasing criticism in recent years over the way Blacks, Asians and others are drawn in some of his most beloved children’s books, as well as in his earlier advertising and propaganda illustrations. 2 on its highest-paid dead celebrities of 2020, behind only the late pop star Michael Jackson.Īs adored as Dr. He remains popular, earning an estimated $33 million before taxes in 2020, up from just $9.5 million five years ago, the company said. Seuss - who was born Theodor Seuss Geisel in Springfield, Massachusetts, on Ma- have been translated into dozens of languages as well as in braille and are sold in more than 100 countries. We then worked with a panel of experts, including educators, to review our catalog of titles,” it said.īooks by Dr. Seuss Enterprises listened and took feedback from our audiences including teachers, academics and specialists in the field as part of our review process. The decision to cease publication and sales of the books was made last year after months of discussion, the company told AP. The other books affected are “McElligot’s Pool,” “On Beyond Zebra!,” “Scrambled Eggs Super!,” and “The Cat’s Quizzer.” READ MORE: ‘I am not a virus.’ How this artist is illustrating coronavirus-fueled racism Seuss Enterprises’ catalog represents and supports all communities and families,” it said.

“Ceasing sales of these books is only part of our commitment and our broader plan to ensure Dr. Seuss Enterprises told The Associated Press in a statement that coincided with the late author and illustrator’s birthday. “These books portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong,” 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 Tuesday.

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