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71z7ROUPgQL Growing up in the misty mountain valleys of South India, I relished every moment spent with my nose in books and my feet in socks.  Nestled in the range of Nilgiri hills, in a place too small to merit a dot on the map, is a place I was lucky enough to call home when I was growing up. The rainy climes and lack of digital entertainment options meant that we read as many books as we could, and used our imagination to come up with innovative games and entertainment options. Enid Blyton...

"There wasn't a racist bone in that man's body — he was so acutely aware of the world around him and cared so much,'' Lark Grey Dimond-Cates told the New York Post

  In an age where Americans are supposed to be outraged by everything, it seems another story has emerged that has raised the ire of folks on the right. Dr. Seuss Enterprises, the company which owns the rights to work produced by the author, whose real name was Ted Geisel, announced that six books written by him will no longer be published. RedState’s Brandon Morse reported: “The titles ‘And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street,’ ‘If I Ran the Zoo,’ ‘McElligot’s Pool,’ �...

and last updated 2021-03-03 18:19:41-05 Dr. Seuss Enterprises announced Tuesday it would no longer publish six books because of racist and insensitive imagery. The books include “And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street,” “If I Ran the Zoo,” “McElligot’s Pool,” “On Beyond Zebra!,” “Scrambled Eggs Super!,” and “The Cat’s Quizzer.” The books have been increasingly criticized for the way they depict Blacks, Asians and other...

Each year, National Read Across America Day is observed on March 2, the birthday of children’s book author Ted Geisel, also known as Dr. Seuss. In celebration, many schools often dedicate an entire week as “Reading Week.” In Carson City, students and teachers at several schools hosted special events and activities designed to encourage reading. On Tuesday morning, Mark Twain Elementary School officially launched things off with three tethered hot air balloons and the theme of...

During the Tuesday broadcast of his Fox News Channel program, Tucker Carlson addressed the controversy surrounding Dr. Seuss' children's books, which have been deemed "racist" but some on the American left. | Clips

Good morning, it’s Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Today is the 117 th birthday of Dr. Seuss, real name Theodor Geisel, who made a career out of making children laugh and adults think. And sometimes the other way around. He certainly got political satirist Art Buchwald chuckling, and thinking, in 1974 as the Watergate scandal consumed Washington. Ted Geisel sent the liberal columnist a Dr. Seuss book he’d written two years earlier titled “Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now!” In the copy th...

The mural features illustrations from the author's first children's book, "And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street," which three authors say contain a "jarring racial stereotype."

Dr. Seuss Enterprises, the company that preserves and protects the authors legacy, made the announcement on Tuesday, which coincides with the late author and illustrators birthday.

Authors’ objection to Dr. Seuss mural causes furor Dave Roback/The RepublicanThe mural of “And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street” is shown in the Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum in Springfield. Dave Roback/The Republican Artist John Simpson works on the murals on June 24, 2016, in the Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum housed in the William Pynchon Memorial Building on the museum grounds in Springfield. Here, he works on the mural of "And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Stree...