Seuss Enterprises’s catalog represents and supports all communities and families.” “Ceasing sales of these books is only part of our commitment and our broader plan to ensure Dr.
“These books portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong,” Dr. Seuss Enterprises said that it had consulted a panel of experts including educators in reviewing its catalog of titles and made the decision last year to cease publication of the six titles. Nearly 40 Seuss titles have been published over the years.ĭr. The Cat in the Hat is not one of the six books named today by the organization that oversees the legacy of the popular and still-lucrative Theodor Seuss Geisel, who died in 1991. “I literally know The Cat in the Hat by heart without the book there because I read it so many times to my children. Potato Head (not true), the Muppets (not true) and now Dr. expanded on his error-riddled CPAC rant about how “they” have canceled Mr. On this morning’s Fox & Friends guest Donald Trump Jr. The Seuss announcement has been used today by Fox News as the latest example of “cancel culture,” with the network opening its Outnumbered program today with the Seuss news. A winning bid for If I Ran The Zoo came in at $75. And To Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street was in the top 20, as was Scrambled Eggs Super!Įbay sellers were asking for hundreds of dollars per copy of the titles – one optimistic listing for And To Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street had a Buy It Now price of $2,999.95, though actual bids for other copies of the same title hovered around $150. By mid-afternoon, eight of Amazon’s top 10 sellers (updated hourly) were Seuss titles, with If I Ran The Zoo coming in at #6. The combination of Read Across America Day and the plans to discontinue the six titles seem to have boosted Seuss book sales today. Seuss Enterprises celebrates reading and also our mission of supporting all children and families with messages of hope, inspiration, inclusion, and friendship,” the statement reads. Seuss Enterprises website, the statement comes after some works by the late children’s author have drawn scrutiny for racist and insensitive imagery. Seuss Enterprises announced that six titles – 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 The Cat’s Quizzer – will no longer be published due to their “hurtful and wrong” character portrayals. The six books – which date back to the 1930s and 1950s – have been criticized in recent years for racist caricatures of Black, Asian and Middle Eastern human characters.Įarlier today, Dr. Seuss Enterprises that six titles, including And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, If I Ran the Zoo and McElligot’s Pool, will no longer be published due to what the organization concedes are “hurtful and wrong” character portrayals. In recent years, the Association has deemphasized the Seuss connection to promote a more diverse roster of writers and books, a move that became a flashpoint this year with today’s announcement by Dr.
The date was chosen to mark the March 2 birthday of The Cat in the Hat author Theodor Seuss Geisel. Read Across America Day was established in 1998 as a way of encouraging childhood reading. Seuss' 'Oh, The Places You'll Go!' For Warner Animation Group And Dr.
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