A rather grossly misleading title, in that we only see a small handful of artists represented here, and practically all of the cartoonists are of the left-wing persuasion; a great chunk of the cartoons were originally published in New York City's briefly-lived tabloid newspaper PM. Granted, some of these cartoons (especially the ones done by Carl Rose, more known for his New Yorker work) are not really available anywhere else, but over time, you're getting only one side of the argument. Also noteworthy is that it's a semi-rehash of a similar, previous book that focused just on Ted Geisel's work for PM. ( )

Not as good as the original Dr. Seuss Goes to War... ( )

In Dr. Seuss & Co. Go to War, editor André Schiffrin offers a companion volume to Richard H. Minear's Dr. Seuss Goes to War. Like that volume, this contains various political cartoons from Theodor Geisel that originally appeared in PM magazine during World War II. Schiffrin includes comics from Melville Bernstein, Eric Godal, John Groth, Al Hirschfeld, Mischa Richter, Carl Rose, Arthur Szyk, and more along with short background essays placing the cartoons in context. Those interested in World War II history or Dr. Seuss' early work will find this particularly interesting, though the material itself deserves close attention for its ability to distill the culture in which the artists worked. ( )

I was a little bit disappointed in this one: I didn't realise this was a different book from Dr. Seuss Goes to War. I didn't pay close enough attention to the title, which is my bad.

This book does feature Dr. Seuss political cartoons, but it also features those from quite a few other artists, and of course, Dr. Seuss' best work was featured in the first book.

Still, lots of commentary on the historical context of the cartoons and definitely interesting in its own right. I just need to pay better attention next time. ( )