One of the books, "Babar's Travels," was removed from the shelves of a British library in 2012 because of its alleged stereotypes of Africans. Critics also have faulted the "Curious George" books for their premise of a white man bringing home a monkey from Africa. They’ve also pointed out that two African men in If I Ran the Zoo are shown wearing nothing but grass skirts. American author and illustrator Dr Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel, 1904 - 1991) sits at his drafting table in his home office with a copy of his book, 'The Cat in the Hat', La Jolla, California, April 25, 1957.

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It made its decision, it said, after hearing feedback from teachers, specialists and academics and working with a panel of experts to review the work of the famous children’s author. Publication of six Dr Seuss books will cease, the company that preserves and protects the author’s legacy said on Tuesday, due to their racist and insensitive portrayal of people of color. Photograph: Erin McCracken/AP Dr Seuss’s If I Ran the Zoo depicts two men, described as being from Africa, wearing grass skirts and carrying exotic-looking animals. Educators turned his birthday into National Read Across America Day in 1998, although the reading-focused day has since been broadened to include a wider range of authors.Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Service, Privacy Policy ( Your California Privacy Rights) and Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Seuss Enterprises will no longer publish or license six of the author’s books, including his first children’s book, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street (1937) and If I Ran the Zoo (1950), because of racist and insensitive imagery. In 2016, Barack Obama marked the “birthday of one of America’s revered wordsmiths [who] used his incredible talent to instill in his most impressionable readers universal values we all hold dear. The company, which preserves and protects the legacy of the late author and illustrator, who died in 1991 at the age of 87, also noted in the statement that the decision was made over the past year with a panel of experts, including educators, academics, and specialists in the field, who reviewed the catalog of titles.

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Seuss Enterprises told The Associated Press in a statement that coincided with the late author and illustrator's birthday. It does include his very first book, And to Think That I Saw it on Mulberry Street, which was published in 1937. Seuss books will stop being published because of racist and insensitive imagery, the business that preserves and protects the author's legacy said. Seuss books, with the NEA often using Seuss books, characters and imagery for the day’s programming and promotions in the past thanks to a longtime partnership with Dr.They’ve been translated into dozens of languages and are sold in more than 100 countries around the world. Dr Seuss’s If I Ran the Zoo depicts two men, described as being from Africa, wearing grass skirts and carrying exotic-looking animals.

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These books portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong,” the business said in a statement on Tuesday. The books affected are "And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street" and "If I Ran the Zoo,""McElligot's Pool,""On Beyond Zebra! The announcement was made on Geisel’s birthday, which is also the National Education Association’s Read Across America Day. We then worked with a panel of experts, including educators, to review our catalog of titles," it said. 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.The National Education Association (NEA), which coordinates Read Across America Day, has switched from using the day to celebrate Dr Seuss to focusing more on diverse books. 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. In 2017, a school librarian in Cambridge, Massachusetts, criticized a gift of 10 Seuss books from first lady Melania Trump, saying many of his works were "steeped in racist propaganda, caricatures, and harmful stereotypes. Seuss books will no longer be published due to racist and insensitive imagery, the business behind his publishing catalogue said in a move that will affect such titles as If I Ran the Zoo and Scrambled Eggs Super!

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The list of affected books does not include any of his highly celebrated titles such as Green Eggs and Ham, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, The Cat in the Hat or The Lorax. Dr Seuss Enterprises said it would cease publication of And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, If I Ran the Zoo, McElligot’s Pool, On Beyond Zebra! Seuss Enterprises listened and took feedback from our audiences including teachers, academics and specialists in the field as part of our review process. Seuss Enterprises, which manages his publishing catalogue, says it made the move to protect and preserve the author’s legacy.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, born Theodore Seuss Geisel, have long been considered canon for children’s literature thanks to their playful illustrations and tongue-twisting rhymes. Academics have highlighted a Chinese character in Mulberry Street as problematic, due to him being depicted with chopsticks and a bowl of rice. If I Ran the Zoo depicts two men, described as being from Africa, wearing grass skirts and carrying exotic-looking animals. The Cat in the Hat," one of Seuss' most popular books, has received criticism, too, but will continue to be published for now.