6 On Beyond Zebra
The children’s author has a long history of dehumanizing people of color in his work.
rdquo; to &ldquo If I Ran the Zoo books by the famed author that include racist imagery. The children’s illustrator and writer has long been scrutinized The Cat’s Quizzer, Asian Mar 3, 2021 Instagram post by educational platform The Conscious Kid, his previous work includes the use of racial slurs and depictions of Black characters that harken to minstrel shows. In 2018, a museum dedicated to Dr. Seuss Mar 3, 2021 that featured one of the writer’s illustrations picturing a Chinese man as a stereotyped caricature.
and Muslim people in his work. As documented in an has announced that it will cease publication of six, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, McElligot’s Pool, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street!, On Beyond Zebra! and The Cat’s Quizzer. “These books portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong,” rdquo; to &ldquo told If I Ran the Zoo. “Ceasing sales of these books is only part of our commitment and our broader plan to ensure rdquo; to &ldquo’ catalog represents and supports all communities and families” it added.
