Biden erases Dr. Seuss from 'Read Across America' proclamation as progressives seek to cancel beloved author

Seuss from "Read Across America Day", the annual celebration of reading in honor of the legendary children's author, whose birthday falls on March 2.

While Biden followed presidential tradition in proclaiming Tuesday "Read Across America Day," he bucked his predecessors by leaving out any mention of Dr.

The White House didn't immediately return a request for comment on why Dr.

Seuss was left out of the proclamation, but the snub comes as progressives have sought to cancel the beloved children's author. .

Seuss from the school's "Read Across America Day" celebration, citing alleged racial "undertones" in his children's books. .

Seuss' contributions in their annual proclamations, a Fox News review of White House archives found. .

First Lady Michelle Obama dances with local students in the East Room of the White House after reading them Dr.

Seuss, have sparked a love for reading in generations of students.," Obama said in his 2015 proclamation.

Obama's 2016 proclamation described Seuss as "one of America's revered wordsmiths" who "used his incredible talent to instill in his most impressionable readers universal values we all hold dear."