![]() ![]() In Dr Seuss' children's books, a commitment to social justice that remains relevant todayĬhildren’s books are among those most often banned or censored. ![]() The visage of Theodor Seuss Geisel, known as Dr Seuss, at the Massachusetts museum that honours his legacy. ![]() Instead, these books present an opportunity to build awareness and teach young readers about history and context. That doesn’t mean Dr Seuss books should - or can - be scrapped altogether. Nevertheless, pervasive racial imagery and subservient typecasting remain. Instead of helpers who “wear their eyes at a slant”, the helpers “all wear such very cool pants”. Chinese “helpers” with “eyes at a slant” hunt exotic creatures in the mountains of Zomba-ma-Tant.Ī reading recorded for Dr Seuss Day in 2019, removes the racist taunt. ![]() “People will stare,” Gerald marvels, “And they’ll say, ‘What a sight!’”. In If I Ran the Zoo, young Gerald McGrew builds a “Bad-Animal Catching Machine” to capture a turbaned Arab for his exhibit of “ unusual beasts”. However, many will recognise If I Ran the Zoo and And to Think That I Saw it on Mulberry Street, which have been criticised for racist caricatures and themes of cultural dominance and dehumanisation. However, on Tuesday (what would have been Dr Seuss’s 117th birthday), the company that protects the late author’s legacy announced its plan to halt publishing and licensing six (out of more than 60) Dr Seuss books.įew would know some of the discontinued titles, like McElligot’s Pool and The Cat’s Quizzer. ![]()
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