Dr. Seuss Enterprises is closing the book on six titles, including And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, If I Ran the Zoo and McElligot’s Pool, due to what the organization concedes are “hurtful and wrong” character portrayals.Today’s announcement, posted on the Dr.
Seuss Enterprises website, comes after some works by the late children’s author have drawn scrutiny for racist and insensitive imagery, particularly in their depictions of Black and Asian characters.“Today, on Dr.
Seuss’s Birthday, Dr. 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.Read the full statement below.The organization, which
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