Quite a sentence here: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2021-03-02/6-dr-seuss-books-wont-be-published-for-racist-images …pic.twitter.com/dZ6dUj5Eco
I believe Richard Scarry's son, who can also draw Scarry characters, has for years been "updating" his father's books to conform to publishers' demands without ruining the original books too much.
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Woah what are the racey bits I need to know
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“Green Eggs and Ham” can get pretty freaky—“Could you, would you, with a goat?”
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I thought all the Scarry books feature animals as the human like characters
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Some of the changes, for anyone curious:https://www.upworthy.com/8-changes-that-were-made-to-a-classic-richard-scarry-book-to-keep-up-with-the-times-progress …
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These seem quite good & positive!
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The publishers of Peter Rabbit took action back in the 1990s to remove something that would freak out many modern parents (and children): http://www.maoxian.com/thoughts/the-politically-correct-beatrix-potter … We had the old edition lying around from my childhood. Did not read it with my kids in 00s because of that scene.
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The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit is pretty ominous. Ngl I love it
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People who believe in the Mandela effect are going to have a field day with this.
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It wasn't until I read this as an adult to my sons that I noticed this!
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