“Ceasing sales of these books is only part of our commitment and our broader plan to ensure Dr. Seuss Enterprises’ catalog represents and supports all communities and families,” Seuss Enterprises said.
Dr. Seuss Enterprises holds rights to author Theodor Seuss Geisel’s 60 title portfolio of works written under the Dr. Seuss pen name. The stop publication order includes “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.”
Progressive activists have been targeting Dr. Seuss’s work for several years on the grounds that it is racially insensitive. Criticism ramped-up with the recent news that Forbes listed the author as No. 2 on its highest-paid dead celebrities of 2020 and it was also revealed that the now-deceased Geisel’s work including characters like “the Grinch” earned an estimated $33 million before taxes last year.
Dr. Seuss Hits Amazon #1
Wednesday, reports that Dr. Seuss’s books have jumped to the top spots on the Amazon bestseller list. Seuss titles now occupy nine out of the top 10.
