FarNorth
It is Dr Seuss Enterprises which has decided not to publish these particular books any more.
www.seussville.com/statement-from-dr-seuss-enterprises/
Exactly. Which is exactly how it should be handled. Saying, that was then, this is now. Times have changed for the better.
I remember being a nanny at a very posh house in London in the 1980's. The 2 year old had a book on her bookcase, 'Little Black S**bo'. I am white and I was 17 at the time, but I was horrified and threw it out, without telling the parents. They should have known better.