Forests of giant, scaly-stemmed club mosses once rose from ancient swamps in Atlantic Canada. But fossils found in a New Brunswick quarry show some trees that grew among them were even stranger — more like the truffula trees in Dr. Seuss books than any tree that exists today. Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2024-02-02 17:09:03 UTC ]
In a move that seems certain to piss everyone off, Dr. Seuss Enterprises yesterday announced that a series of unpublished sketches by the late Cat in the Hat author will serve as inspiration for a new line of children’s books by a group of writers and artists from diverse racial backgrounds. As... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-03-03 18:31:52 UTC ]
Oh, the book sales they'll drive! After six Dr. Seuss books are discontinued, NPD looks at the latest US book sales data for insights. The post Publishing in Seussville: When Children’s Books Are Politicized appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2021-03-16 14:30:49 UTC ]
The company that oversees the children’s author’s estate said that the titles contained depictions of groups that were “hurtful and wrong.” Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2021-03-03 08:08:27 UTC ]
Dr. Seuss Enterprise, which oversees the author and illustrator’s legacy, has announced that it would no longer be selling “And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street” and “If I Ran the Zoo” because of racist and insensitive imagery. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2021-03-02 17:26:31 UTC ]
Dr. Seuss Enterprises has announced that it will cease publication of six of the author's books due to their racist depictions. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2021-03-02 14:09:13 UTC ]
Six Dr. 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. ... Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2021-03-02 12:29:16 UTC ]
‘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.’ Six Dr. Seuss books are being pulled from publication, the organization who manages the late author’s legacy accounted... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2021-03-02 08:06:15 UTC ]