Parents agree that it’s time to rethink all the Seuss love. The day before, President Biden neglected to mention Seuss in his remarks for Read Across America Day, even though he had been included in similar speeches made by both Presidents Trump and Obama.
Seuss Enterprises said in a statement to the Associated Press.
These books - which include “And To Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street” and “Scrambled Eggs Super!” - “portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong,” Dr. On March 2 - what would have been the late author and illustrator’s 117th birthday - the company that oversees Seuss’ publications announced that they were pulling licensing rights to six titles, due to racially insensitive depictions of Asian and Black characters.Ī close up of the Seuss-inspired decorations in Janeen Mikell-Straughn’s child’s playroom. It’s been a tough week in Seuss-ville, as the once irreproachable children’s book author has been the subject of racial reckoning. Janeen Mikell-Straughn, 36, and her daughter Anaiya, age 6, reading Dr. Instead, she’s decided to be honest with Anaiya about the writer - whose real name was Theodor Seuss Geisel - and his “unsettling” shortcomings: “I will tell her that there’s some books we can’t read because of racial overtones,” she said. “Had I not invested so much time in the space I would get rid of everything,” she said of the playroom, upon which she spent approximately $200 for the Seuss-themed merch and has taken about a year to put together. The technical writer and mom of one decked out the space with colorful wall decals featuring Seuss’ famous characters, and inspiring quotes such as, “Oh, the places you’ll go.”īut Mikell-Straughn, whose daughter is 6, has recently been second-guessing the decor. Seuss theme would encourage her to fall in love with reading,“ said Janeen Mikell-Straughn, 36, who lives outside of Annapolis, Maryland. “I turned my basement into a playroom for my daughter Anaiya.
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