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BOSTON (CBS/AP) — Six D r. 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. “These books portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong,” Dr. Seuss Enterprises said in a statement that coincided with the late author and illustrator’s birthday. READ MORE: 'Gown Giveaway': Brides Across America Extends Wedding Dress Donations To Health Care Workers “Ceasing sales of these books is only part of our commitment and our broader plan to ensure Dr. Seuss Enterprises’ catalog represents and supports all communities and families,” it said. The other books affected are “McElligot’s Pool,” “On Beyond Zebra!,” “Scrambled Eggs Super!,” and “The Cat’s Quizzer.” The decision to cease publication and sales of the books was made last year after months of discussion, the company said in the … [Read more...] about 6 Dr. Seuss Books Will No Longer Be Published Due To Racist Images

CAMBRIDGE (CBS) – The librarian at the Cambridgeport Elementary School is saying no thanks to a shipment of books from First Lady Melania Trump. One school from each state was chosen by the White House to receive ten Dr. Seuss books as part of National Read a Book Day. READ MORE: 'Gown Giveaway': Brides Across America Extends Wedding Dress Donations To Health Care Workers “Getting an education is perhaps the most important and wondrous opportunity of your young lives,” Mrs. Trump said in a letter to the children who will be receiving books. The school’s librarian, Liz Phipps Soeiro, wrote a lengthy editorial for the Horn Book’s Family Reading blog explaining why her school does not need the books. First Lady Melania Trump reads Dr. Seuss book to students (WBZ-TV) “My students have access to a school library with over nine thousand volumes and a librarian with a graduate degree in library science. Multiple studies show that schools with professionally staffed … [Read more...] about Librarian Rejects Books Donated By Melania Trump, Rips Dr. Seuss

close Video Virginia school district removes Dr. Seuss books for 'racial undertones' The sales of six Dr. Seuss books will cease over racist and insensitive imagery , according to the business that preserves and protects the author's legacy. The news comes Tuesday on National Read Across America Day , when schools across the U.S. celebrate reading on Dr. Seuss's March 2 birthday to commemorate the popular children's author, who died in 1991. "These books portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong," Dr. Seuss Enterprises told The Associated Press in a statement. "Ceasing sales of these books is only part of our commitment and our broader plan to ensure Dr. Seuss Enterprises’ catalog represents and supports all communities and families," the statement continued. A copy of the book "And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street," by Dr. Seuss, rests in a chair, Monday, March 1, 2021, in Walpole, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven … [Read more...] about 6 Dr. Seuss books to stop being published because of racist imagery