It was prompted: A school district in Virginia said over the weekend that it had advised schools to de-emphasize Dr. Seuss books on “Read Across America Day,”

It was prompted: A school district in Virginia said over the weekend that it had advised schools to de-emphasize Dr. Seuss books on “Read Across America Day,” a national literacy program that takes place each year on March 2, the anniversary of Mr. Geisel’s birth. “Research in recent years has revealed strong racial undertones in many books written/illustrated by Dr. Seuss,” according to the statement by the district, Loudoun County Public Schools. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/02/books/dr-seuss-mulberry-street.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/02/books/dr-seuss-mulberry-s...