When Publisher’s Weekly compiled a list in 2001 of the 100 best-selling hardcover children’s books of all time, it included 16 Dr. His four dozen works collectively have sold more than 650 million copies worldwide, the bulk of them since his death. Seuss have been translated into dozens of languages as well as Braille and are sold in more than 100 countries. Still, the books he wrote and illustrated remain popular and influential, used in schools, libraries and homes to help children learn to read.īooks by Dr. Geisel, a longtime resident of La Jolla whose name adorns UC San Diego’s library, died in 1991 at age 87. Seuss and encouraged a more diverse reading list for children. ![]() The National Education Association, which founded Read Across America Day in 1998 and deliberately aligned it with Geisel’s birthday, has for several years de-emphasized Dr. We then worked with a panel of experts, including educators, to review our catalog of titles,” the company said. Seuss Enterprises listened and took feedback from our audiences including teachers, academics and specialists in the field as part of our review process. The decision to cease publication and sales of the books was made last year after months of discussion, the company said. “McElligot’s Pool” is from 1947, “On Beyond Zebra!” from 1955 and “The Cat’s Quizzer” from 1976. “Scrambled Eggs Super!” which includes stereotypes about Arabs, came out in 1953. “If I Ran the Zoo,” from 1950, contains drawings of nose-ring-wearing Africans and a verse about Asian workers “who all wear their eyes at a slant.” ![]() Seuss’ first book, which came out in 1937, depicts a “Chinaman” wearing a pointed hat and carrying chopsticks and a bowl of rice. “And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street,” Dr.
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