‘Beyond the Zebra!’ is one of the discontinued titles.
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He said he is working to prevent the resale of six books by Dr. Seuss that were removed earlier this week by the company in charge of the works of the late author because they contain offensive images.
“EBay is currently sweeping our market to remove these items,” said a company spokeswoman in an email.
Hundreds of listings for the six books could be found on the platform on Thursday morning, although the number appeared to be less than on Wednesday night. The eBay spokeswoman said it would take some time to review seller listings and that the company was monitoring recently published listings.
Dr. Seuss Enterprises LP, who oversees Dr. Seuss’ editorial interests and auxiliary areas, said on Tuesday that he decided that six of the famous author’s books – “And to think I saw it on Mulberry Street”; “If I ran the zoo”; “McElligot’s Pool”; “Beyond the Zebra!”; “Super Scrambled Eggs!” and “The Cat’s Quizzer” – would no longer be published because “they portray people in ways that are harmful and wrong”.
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