Yes, I noticed that the author can’t do math. He would have been 107 today.
As I got a little older, I came across the earlier, pre-Cat Seuss books (like Mulberry Street and the Horton books), and liked them better, but the drawing style still bugged me, and continues to. But I've got to admit to a soft spot for the Grinch.
The old Dick and Jane series started this slide into ignorance.
Phonics work because we see and HEAR language. The dumbing Down has been DELIBERATE. The object is CONTROL.
Regardless of politics, IMHO Dr. Seuss was the best children’s author EVER - bar none. No one even in the same league. Kind of like Sean “the flying tomato” White in the arena of snowboarding.