as part of a publicity tour he was greeted by dozens of children on Mulberry Street. Another group of children held up a banner that read, "And to think that we saw him on Mulberry Street". John Fogerty, frontman for the Creedence Clearwater Revival, has stated that the band's song "Lookin' Out My Back Door" was partly inspired by the book. In 1961, the book was given the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award. In 2017, there was some controversy regarding the stereotypical depiction of a Chinese man in a mural at the Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum, which was derived from the book. Withdrawal Dr. Seuss Enterprises pulled Mulberry Street from publication in March 2021 along with five other works by Geisel due to the inclusion of imagery they deem "hurtful and wrong". While Dr. Seuss Enterprises did not specify which illustrations were offensive, the National Post cited an instance where Mulberry Street depicts a "Chinese man". This particular character has lines for eyes, wears a conical hat and clog shoes, and carries chopsticks to eat a bowl of rice. The original publication referred to a "Chinaman" who also had a queue, and yellow coloring for the character's skin. These latter features were removed by Geisel in the 1970s when the character's name was changed to "a Chinese man". Other plausible (but unspecified by Dr. Seuss Enterprises) content for exclusion include depictions of a "Rajah, with rubies" and two fur-clad figures being pulled by a reindeer. Removing the books caused a surge in sales for other works by Geisel that impacted Amazon's charts in the United States. It was reported by CTV News that nine of the top ten best sellers were all books by Geisel, excluding the books that were removed. Other impacts included the collectors value of Mulberry Street, as cash offerings rose substantially on eBay before the listings were removed for "offensive content". Notes References Sources See also Mulberry (disambiguation) Mulberry Street (disambiguation) American picture books Books by Dr. Seuss 1937 children's books Debut books Vanguard Press books Children's books adapted into films Race-related controversies in literature Stereotypes of East Asian people Book censorship in the United States Self-censorship