Mar 11, 2022Nursebob rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
So this is the silly little book with the silly little 2" drawing that has each side accusing the other of being fascists?! It's just a nonsense poem illustrated with bright primary colours that any reasonably intelligent child will see…
Jun 08, 2021Bududo rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
*** Warning Note: One page contains a standard old style caricature of an east Asian man *** As a free public service to spare the unsuspecting reader from being traumatized, I have read this book with a critical and sensitive eye as this…
Jun 05, 2021biffblack rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Charming, innocent, delightful.... Of the 6 Seuss books dropped from further publication earlier this year, Mulberry was the only one I've ever heard of before, yet I'd never read it -- although other Seuss books were a part of my…
Apr 26, 2021bell5133 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Dr. Seuss was so racist that he chose to not put only white people in his books. In this one, he includes a Chinese man eating “with sticks” (because they do) and a Rajah perched on an elephant throne (because they did used to do that).…
Mar 18, 2021reillylives rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Cancelled by the ignorant, this wonderful book will soon be gleefully burned by the modern day brown shirts. A shame as the book celebrates the power and pleasure of the imagination which is so important to today's youth. It is funny how…
Funny how I'm not being allowed to check this out. Trying to control what I'm allowed to read? Afraid that I'd think for myself, make my own judgement, come to my own conclusion? You won't let me READ for MYSELF, San Diego Public Library?…
Why can't I check this book out? This is one of my favorite Seuss books! I can't buy the book online, in the States or any other country where I have checked. I will wait until China starts making some counterfeit versions that I can buy.…
Excellent book for a lot of kids and adults! Some of you folks are so riddled with White Guilt you're on the HUNT for anything that could be even remotely construed as "racist". You then point it out as quickly as possible like some over…
The book contains a "Chinese man who eats with sticks" and a "Rajah" who sits on an elephant. This is not a statement for or against, just about content. The book is now 84 years old, and it shouldn't shock anyone that it contains some…
This is one of the titles being pulled by Dr. Seuss enterprises for racist images. I don't recollect reading it, so I'm going to check it out and find out why. I will update this comment with the answer.…
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