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Six Dr Seuss books cease publication over racist and insensitive portrayals – The Guardian
Author’s estate aims to represent and support ‘all communities’; Dr Seuss children’s books earned $33m pre-tax in 2020
Publication of six Dr Seuss books will cease, the company that preserves and protects the authors legacy said on Tuesday, due to their racist and insensitive portrayal of people of color.
Dr Seuss Enterprises said it would cease publication of And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, If I Ran the Zoo, McElligots Pool, On Beyond Zebra!, Scrambled Eggs Super! and The Cats Quizzer.
It made its decision, it said, after hearing feedback from teachers, specialists and academics and working with…
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