Theodor Seuss Geisel was an American children's author, political cartoonist, illustrator, poet, animator, and filmmaker.
In a significant move, only six of Dr. Seuss’s books by Theodor Seuss Geisel will no longer be published due to their use of offensive imagery, as announced by the business overseeing the estate of the beloved children's author and illustrator.
Dr. Seuss Enterprises said in this statement:
“These books portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong. (Because of racist and insensitive imagery)
The discontinued titles are:
“McElligot's Pool,” “On Beyond Zebra!,” “Scrambled Eggs Super!,” “The Cat's Quizzer,” “And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street,” and “If I Ran the Zoo.”
This is a subjective decision and opinion on the part of the estate and family who owns the rights to the books. They believe those few books are still hurtful, and it is their right to make that decision, which we, as a community, respect.
This decision was not tied to the Biden administration or the Democrats as the GOP claimed. It was a purely non-political decision, a fact that we want to emphasize, devoid of any political implications.