Universal Orlando looking into possible changes to Dr. Seuss Landing attraction
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Universal Orlando said Tuesday that it has decided to pull the six Dr. Seuss books that will no longer be published from its shelves and is evaluating other changes that could be made.
The 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 told The Associated Press in a statement that coincided with the late author and illustrator’s birthday.
Six Dr. Seuss books will no longer be published, according to the estate that manages the late author s collection.
In a statement, Dr. Seuss Enterprises said, These books portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong.
The titles 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 estate made the announcement on Read Across America Day, which is Dr. Seuss birthday. Books teach children who they are in the world and who others are in the world around them, said Ebony Elizabeth Thomas, a children and young adult literature expert who is an associate professor at the University of Pennsylvania.
Local bookstores sell out of Dr. Seuss titles after 6 books discontinued for hurtful depictions
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and last updated 2021-03-02 22:34:09-05
PORTSMOUTH, Va. â Five-dollar childrenâs books are now selling for upwards of $1,000 online.
The Book Owl used bookstore in Portsmouth only charged around $5 â a steal for some Dr. Seuss books that are now in high demand.
âI saw their hands. It was a blur, but I saw. It was amazing; theyâd be really good in Vegas - quick hands,â said owner Nelson Velez.
It was an unexpectedly busy day for an otherwise quiet bookstore. At 10 a.m., there were 12 Seuss books sitting on the shelf. By 11 a.m., there were none.