Dr. Seuss Enterprises’ decision to stop publishing six of the late author’s books over concerns of racism appears to have paid off.
Amid the controversy over their action, Dr. Seuss books absolutely dominated Amazon’s top 20 bestsellers list on Friday.
What are the details?
On Tuesday, the business in charge of the beloved author’s estate put out a statement on Seuss’s birthday announcing that they decided last year to stop publishing or licensing the 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,” saying the “books portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong.”
The move sparked praise from people who felt it was a move toward social justice and outrage from folks who argued it was over-the-line censorship.
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