Several Dr. Seuss books that were essentially banned by the organization which preserves and protects the author’s legacy are now selling for hundreds or even thousands of dollars on eBay. The organization, Dr. Seuss Enterprises, said that six books—“McElligot’s Pool,” “On Beyond Zebra!,” “Scrambled Eggs Super!,” “The Cat’s Quizzer,” “And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street,” and “If I Ran the Zoo”—will not be published due to allegedly racist imagery. “Dr. Seuss Enterprises listened and took feedback from our audiences including teachers, academics, and specialists in the field as part of our review process. We then worked with a panel of experts, including educators, to review our catalog of titles,” it said. “These books portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong,” the organization claimed in trying to explain the cessation of sales of the books to The Associated Press. “Ceasing sales of these books is only part …
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