

Seuss Books Pulled From Publication for 'Hurtful' DepictionsĪll but “The Cat’s Quizzer” were among the top 50 selling books on Amazon on Tuesday. “These books portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong,” the company said in a statement issued on what would have been the author’s 117th birthday as well as as National Read Across America Day.Īlso Read: 6 Dr. The six books - “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” - will no longer be republished or licensed for further use. Seuss Enterprises, the company in charge of preserving the beloved children’s author’s legacy, on Tuesday announced that six Seuss books will be permanently discontinued due to material deemed racist or insensitive. Seuss titles that are being discontinued landed on Amazon’s best-seller list on Tuesday afternoon.ĭr.
