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Dr. Seuss' godson weighs in on the 'culture wars' uproar over decision to stop publishing several books

Original post made on Mar 9, 2021

Michael Thompson knew Dr. Seuss as his godfather, Uncle Ted. He reflects on the recent decision to halt publication of "If I Ran the Zoo," a book dedicated to him, and shares memories of the famous children's author.

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Posted by kathryn
a resident of another community
on Mar 9, 2021 at 2:24 pm

kathryn is a registered user.

Suess is only the latest of the bigot, culture war. Bigots can only see and think on a narrow perspective - taking books, art, music, CULTURE out of context. that way they rewrite history. Its how you destroy a people.


Posted by janshockey
a resident of Menlo Park: Linfield Oaks
on Mar 9, 2021 at 5:59 pm

janshockey is a registered user.

I want to thank Michael Thompson for such a well-written characterization of his godfather. One can see the love of reading coming out in his stories enjoyed by so many. I never thought I was reading anything negative in the characters as he was doing the rhyming. It was just a delight to read.


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