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How the Grinch Stole Christmas

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The Grinch, whose heart is two sizes too small, hates Who-ville's holiday celebrations, and plans to steal all the presents to prevent Christmas from coming. To his amazement, Christmas comes anyway, and the Grinch discovers the true meaning of the holiday.

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Published June 27th 2006 by Listening Library (first published October 12th 1957)

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May 13, 2008 Yulia rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Whenever someone asks me if I celebrate Christmas and I'm about to be catty and say that I don't because I'm not a Christian, I wish an alert would sound in my ear and warn me not to be like Grinch. "Don't steal Christmas, Yulia. Don't do it!"

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Mar 23, 2011 Mariel rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: waitin' on a superman

Recommended to Mariel by: Sufjan Stevens?!

The Grinch didn't steal my Christmas. I had one of my "I hate everybody I'm related to except for the twin who is a lot like me" moods today (it was understandable as they are assholes. They deserved it and I did not). Everything breaks around me except for hearts long drawn out sigh. The day was already shaping up to one of those days that could only be improved by the ground opening up and swallowing me hole. Coming home to find vehicles of people I would rather not see again? Where is that as...more The Grinch didn't steal my Christmas. I had one of my "I hate everybody I'm related to except for the twin who is a lot like me" moods today (it was understandable as they are assholes. They deserved it and I did not). Everything breaks around me except for hearts long drawn out sigh. The day was already shaping up to one of those days that could only be improved by the ground opening up and swallowing me hole. Coming home to find vehicles of people I would rather not see again? Where is that asteroid. It doesn't have to carry Superman on it. I'm not greedy.
I don't really care about Christmas at all. I don't! Why does it come with extra depression to tack onto my regular depression? I'm not religious. I know better than to expect good things because of a date on my Hugh Jackman calendar.
My twin and I loved How The Grinch Stole Christmas! as little ones. We set up traps for him because we wanted to party. Anyone who tells you that we set out milk and cookies for Santa is a big faced liar. That's my favorite memory of The Grinch. Our grandfather did it with us. Make no mistake, he was pretty psychotic. Still, he got into the spirit of the fun stuff like that better than any other adult we knew. Not that we needed adult supervision or egging on. We wanted the Grinch to steal Christmas because those hoo ha people were sissies.
Anyway, I loved the line about his heart growing three sizes bigger. That was really good. That's even better than the cute deer costume he makes for his poor little dog. Or the tiny crumb the Grinch steals from the mouse. That was great.
I don't like the singing. Maybe it was the animated film that ruined it for me. You see, I kinda hate jazz music. I hate more than a little the dulce choir of pretty little kiddies. What was so bad about hiding out in his little hidey hole and waiting for Christmas to be over?
Best Christmas stories ever:
~~D'oh! I'm an idiot.~~ Should've been first place: The Father Ted Christmas special. This is pretty much the greatest thing ever. The priests getting lost in the lingerie section in the mall. Father Ted winning his award and his "acceptance speech" about all of the people who have really fecked him over over the years.
1. It's a Wonderful Life. That was a great idea. Everyone else who writes Christmas stories must feel absolutely sick with envy. (My inner Eeyore voice is pessimistic about what life would be like without me. I mean, no difference at all.)
2. A Christmas Carol even if Dickens ruined it with the pedestal Tiny Tim shit.
3. The Ref. Denis Leary is an evil and pathetic attempt at a clone of Bill Hicks. That said, I love Judy Davis. There are loads of great lines in this film. "Don't eat the penis. It's just garnish." "If you'll excuse me, the corpse still has the floor." I've heard that it is tradition in Canada to watch this every Christmas. I wonder if that is true.
4. Charlie Brown Christmas special. Sufjan Stevens must really love this tv special.
5. A Christmas Story. I am sick of guys I know quoting it all of the time, though. The secret decoder ring bit kills me. "Drink more ovaltine?!" I was once the idiot kid who stuck HER tongue on something ice cold. (It was my special kind of mental tourettes that made me do it.) It was cooler before there was merchandise everywhere.
6. Santa Bear's High Flying Adventure. This is really, really bad. John Malkovich voices Santa Claus. I'm uh a bit of a John Malkovich fan (on the sly!) and uh I've uh accidentally seen this... In the '80s. I time-traveled just to watch it as a kid when it would be less embarrassing to do so.
7. Home Alone. The old man. Sob.
I can't think of any other good ones.
8. Yes I can. The Simpsons episode when they get Santa's Little Helper.
9. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. I like it when things go to shit.
10. The Santa Clause with Tim Allen. Absolutely hated it when it came out. I kinda like it now 'cause it's fun to watch Tim Allen get super fat in a short span of time.
Anyway, Dr. Seuss was always pretty damned awesome. I've got great memories about all of his stuff (even that our mom pissed us off calling us Thing One and Thing Two instead of our names). Lauren and I would use our school library allowed two books and pool resources to get four at a time. Sometimes we'd just get all Dr. Seuss. It's hard to remember to have fun in spite of the shit. I know I was able to do it once. I wish there was something really good on tv that I've never heard of right now. Not a Christmas movie. I think it is getting harder to force those heart sizes on and ignore all that jazz.(less)

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Apr 18, 2008 Tim rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: kids

If your only knowledge of this story is through film (either animated or live-action) you must . . .MUST . . . run out and read the actual, original text. Seuss's work is so visual and his playful, inventive language is so captivating that filmmakers (even when Seuss is directly involved as in the Boris Karloff-Voiced Grinch) can't help but pad his work with long passages devoted to interesting drawings of wackily-named who-toys.

But in the book, the most Seussian reference is to who-hash.The Wh...more

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Jan 02, 2013 Justine Arndt rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

"How the Grinch Stole Christmas" is a very cute book. I would recommend it for children and adults. I would rate it a five out of five because it is a cute story. It is about a "grinch" who hates Christmas. The grinch steals all the presents from "Whoville" on Christmas Eve. Cindy Loo Who, a young child, tries to get the grinch into the Christmas spirit. The grinch tries to ruin Christmas for the entire town. Will he give the presents back? Who will save Christmas?

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May 18, 2012 Jackie rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Dr. Seuss is one deep-thinking philosophical dude who takes you on an emotional roller coaster. I mean, wow, how many times have I puzzled until my "puzzler was sore." Little Cindy Lou Who's narrow escape from the Grinch's evil clutches--when he got her drink, patted her on the head, and sent her to bed--had me crying with relief. AND SPOILER ALERT: The Grinch gets to carve the roast beast at the Who's Xmas feast in the end. All I have to say is my heart grew three sizes the day I read this stor...more

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Dec 21, 2012 Angie rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: children-s

Synopsis: ""The Grinch hated Christmas! The whole Christmas season! / Now, please don't ask why. No one quite knows the reason." Dr. Seuss's small-hearted Grinch ranks right up there with Scrooge when it comes to the crankiest, scowling holiday grumps of all time. For 53 years, the Grinch has lived in a cave on the side of a mountain, looming above the Whos in Whoville. The noisy holiday preparations and infernal singing of the happy little citizens below annoy him to no end. The Grinch decides...more Synopsis: ""The Grinch hated Christmas! The whole Christmas season! / Now, please don't ask why. No one quite knows the reason." Dr. Seuss's small-hearted Grinch ranks right up there with Scrooge when it comes to the crankiest, scowling holiday grumps of all time. For 53 years, the Grinch has lived in a cave on the side of a mountain, looming above the Whos in Whoville. The noisy holiday preparations and infernal singing of the happy little citizens below annoy him to no end. The Grinch decides this frivolous merriment must stop. His "wonderful, awful" idea is to don a Santa outfit, strap heavy antlers on his poor, quivering dog Max, construct a makeshift sleigh, head down to Whoville, and strip the chafingly cheerful Whos of their Yuletide glee once and for all.
Looking quite out of place and very disturbing in his makeshift Santa get-up, the Grinch slithers down chimneys with empty bags and stealing the Whos' presents, their food, even the logs from their humble Who-fires. He takes the ramshackle sleigh to Mt. Crumpit to dump it and waits to hear the sobs of the Whos when they wake up and discover the trappings of Christmas have disappeared. Imagine the Whos' dismay when they discover the evil-doings of Grinch in his anti-Santa guise. But what is that sound? It's not sobbing, but singing! Children simultaneously adore and fear this triumphant, twisted Seussian testimonial to the undaunted cheerfulness of the Whos, the transcendent nature of joy, and of course, the growth potential of a heart that's two sizes too small. This holiday classic is perfect for reading aloud to your favorite little Whos."

My Review: Such a classic, you didn't think I would forget to read it for Christmas did you?! This story has such a great message, that its not about the decorations, gifts or any of that stuff; the holidays are about love and those around us. Of all Dr. Seuss' books, this one doesn't seem as hard to read aloud, not too many made up words or tongue twisters. It was a little advanced from Munchkin but he still enjoyed the cadence and the illustrations.(less)

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Nov 27, 2012 LAURA KAY A Novel Review rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Seriously, Dr. Seuss at his best! I remember having this book read to me as a little girl, but I'm going to be honest and say I've not read it to my little ones. It's one and has always been one of my favorite stories, but when you see it every year on television you sort of forget to sit down and read it with your kids.

What a great book to sit down with and talk to our kids while reading it. Why do you think Christmas is important? Why do our kids? It's s...more

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Aug 30, 2012 Sami Frank rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This was the first Dr. Seuss book I ever read as a child and still to this day is my all time favorite book, by Dr. Seuss. I love that Dr. Seuss writes and illiterates his own work and shows his fun side through out each book. This book rhymes within and keeps the readers attention to each word as it moves along the pages. The illustrations a genius, as he shows every word. For those of you who have not had the pleasure to read this classic Dr. Seuss book, it is about the Grinch who is angry wit...more

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Aug 29, 2012 Megan rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

"How the Grinch Stole Christmas" is about a town called Who-ville where all the Who's love and celebrate Christmas every year besides one Who named The Grinch. The Grinch hates Christmas perhaps because his heart is two sizes too small, and he goes on a mission to "steal" Christmas from the Who's. The night before Christmas the Grinch dresses up as Santa and hitches up his dog, Max to his sled so that he can go into the Who's houses as an imposter and steal all their presents,decorations, and ev...more

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Jan 01, 2012 Eric Bauman rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: read-in-2011

This book is one of my two holiday traditional reads (the other being “The Firflake: A Christmas Story” by my good friend, Anthony Cardno (in fact, I urge you to go to Amazon or Barnes & Noble—or even better, your local independent bookseller, and pick yourself up a copy or six). Unfortunately, this year, I just couldn’t get in the mood to read “The Firflake” this year (just too much depression), so “The Grinch” had to be it this year.

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Dec 22, 2011 Eloise baker rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is a fantastic book written by Dr Seuss about a town called who-ville where everyone loves christmas except for the Grinch. The Grinch hated christmas because it was believed that his heart was two sizes to small. He decided that he would need to stop christmas from coming and he dressed up as santa and went to who-ville. He removed all of the christmas presents and the decorations and the christmas tree and when a little girl called cindy-lou found him taking everything from her house the...more

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Dec 09, 2011 Lauren Elena rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This wasn't one of those books that I read a long time ago and forgot to add to my shelves. I literally read this book for the first time today. Don't get me wrong, I knew the story. Who doesn't? But it was from movies and word of mouth. I hadn't actually read the honest-to-God book. Which apparently -according to my friends- is a crime against humanity. I even got assassinated by my friend. (Long story short- We have an book nerd assassins club to take out people we don't like, especially the p...more

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Oct 02, 2011 Caitlin Price rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

How the Grinch Stole Christmas is about a creature named the Grinch. He lives in a cave on a moutain (MT. Crumpit) with his dog, Max. Mt. Crumpit is located north of a little town called Whoville. The book begins with the Grinch standing outside of his cave looking down at Whoville. He expresses his hate of Christmas. He explains that he can't stand when the Whos (citizens of Whoville) make noise when they play wih their presents, feast on "roast beast", and most of all, when they join hands and...more How the Grinch Stole Christmas is about a creature named the Grinch. He lives in a cave on a moutain (MT. Crumpit) with his dog, Max. Mt. Crumpit is located north of a little town called Whoville. The book begins with the Grinch standing outside of his cave looking down at Whoville. He expresses his hate of Christmas. He explains that he can't stand when the Whos (citizens of Whoville) make noise when they play wih their presents, feast on "roast beast", and most of all, when they join hands and sing around the big Christmas tree in the middle of Whoville. He comes up with an idea to stop Christmas. He decides to dress up as Santa Claus and puts an antler on Max, making him a reindeer. They wait till every Who is asleep. Then, the Grinch and Max go to Whoville and steal everything in the houses. Everything is gone! He loads everything onto the sleigh and drag it back up Mt. Crumpit. When the Whos wake up on Christmas morning, they gather around the big Christmas tree and start to sing even though there were no presents. This opens the Grinch's eyes, and his heart grows three sizes! He realized that Christmas isn't about presents, but sharing it with those you love. He returns all of the presents and he even feasts with them, including doing the honor of cutting the "roast beast".

I think that this book is appropriate for primary and intermediate children. Primary children may need their parents help or even want their parents to read this book to them. However, intermediate readers should be able to read this book on their own.

The artistic elements of this book are fairly simple. The pictures are not colored (black and white) and the lines are simple, yet detailed.

I highly enjoy this book. I love reading this book every year around Christmas time (and anytime). I would definitely recommend this book. I think that it is a great book for parents to read to their children every Christmas to teach and remind their children that Christmas is about giving instead of receiving.(less)

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Nov 09, 2009 Rebecca rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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"The Grinch hated Christmas! The whole Christmas season! / Now, please don't ask why. No one quite knows the reason." Dr. Seuss's small-hearted Grinch ranks right up there with Scrooge when it comes to the crankiest, scowling holiday grumps of all time. For 53 years, the Grinch has lived in a cave on the side of a mountain, looming above the Whos in Whoville. The noisy holiday preparations and infernal singing of the happy little citizens below annoy him to no end. The Grinch decides this frivol...more

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Jun 12, 2012 Eyehavenofilter rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Dr. Seuss has always been a terrific teller of tales. His unique illiteration and repetition of words encourages parents to read to kids and kids to read to parents.... Until they drive each other crazy, laughing hysterically. I guess that's the point. To actually enjoy reading about silly things to enjoy reading about everything!
The only way to do something over and over again is to learn to enjoy it in the first place, and that's what's so great about his books. He gets people to read at a yo...more

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Sep 22, 2011 Aliya Farooq rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Somewhere north of Who-ville lived a small hearted Grinch who HATED christmas, but everyone who lived in Who-ville loved it a lot! Why did he hate christmas, no one quite knows.. but he does, and this time he HAD to stop this season! He was tired of the little who kids running for their toys and eating their fabulous meal, they would surely enjoy their 'Who-roast-BEAST' which the Grinch could not stand! The singing, ah the singing, the Grinch was adamant to stop the singing. How did he stop Chri...more Somewhere north of Who-ville lived a small hearted Grinch who HATED christmas, but everyone who lived in Who-ville loved it a lot! Why did he hate christmas, no one quite knows.. but he does, and this time he HAD to stop this season! He was tired of the little who kids running for their toys and eating their fabulous meal, they would surely enjoy their 'Who-roast-BEAST' which the Grinch could not stand! The singing, ah the singing, the Grinch was adamant to stop the singing. How did he stop Christmas, read it to know, it won't be a disappointment you'll be glad to know!

One of the most famous Dr Seuss's books accompanied with the just as well known illustrations. The pictures have a magic about them as they are a complete opposite of what is normally seen in childrens' books these days. Instead of the usual bold pictures full of bright colours the illustrations in 'The Grinch' are black and white with parts of them highlighted in red and pink.

The text is in the usual Dr Seuss style, written in rhymes which allows the text to flow and when read aloud emphasis on these words will allow children to recognise that they sound similar and thus increase their linguistic skills. Not only this, but this book allows for pupls to apply their phonic knowledge.

I think the age range of whom this book can be read to and read by ranges between 4 onwards. I have not put a closed age range as I believe, even as an adult this book is thoroughly enjoyable and heartfelt. This book would be a fantastic to read near to Christmas times. Food that is eaten at Christmas can be talked about, christmas carols can be sung and of course, the true meaning of Christmas can be explored, bringing the aspect of Religious Education into the topic and Letters can be written to Santa thus including literacy.

The main reason I love this book is because it has a simple but powerful message that needs to be refreshed for many. It shows that even without all the materalistic things that people have associated christmas with, the true celebration is the happiness, friends and family in one's life. Also, on christmas, it should never be forgotten that miracles happened; the Grinch started to love christmas and hs heart grew two sizes bigger!(less)

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Dec 03, 2012 Jill Stroup rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: dr-seuss-books

How the Grinch Stole Christmas is the story of the Grinch who hated Christmas. He hated it so much he moved away from Who-ville and one Christmas decided that he had enough and was going to ruin Christmas for everyone. On Christmas eve, he dresses like Santa and instead of going down the chimney to delver toys he takes them away. In the morning when the Grinch wakes up, he assumes he is going to hear sadness and crying, but to his dismay he hears singing as if nothing had happened. This is when...more

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Oct 19, 2012 Erika Gregory rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: friendship

Dr. Seuss is a genius and an author that will be referenced for years. His stories while not only enjoyable are educational and stimulating. Due to those factors I have read almost all of Dr. Seuss' books. However, How the Grinch Stole Christmas is one of my favorites. This story starts out somewhat dark. A Grinch that does not believe in Chirstmas or even happiness at all. He lives far away from everyone in his town and comes up with a plan as how to sabatoge everyones holiday celebrations. How...more

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Nov 16, 2012 Chaymâa Belyamani rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

It’s Christmas time and in the who-ville every Who’s was happy and cheerful except the Who named Grinch! The Grinch hated Christmas but what he hated the most was the joyful singing and the noisy holiday preparations of the Who’s. So he made up an evil plan which seemed to him to be an amazing idea. He decided to steal everything from the happy little citizens. Everything. To his surprise, the who-village kept singing and celebrating even with nothing. That day, the two sizes small heart of the...more

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Nov 26, 2011 Olivia Bailey rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: holidays, humor, community, cause-and-effect

Another timeless book by Dr. Seuss. I would read this book during the Christmas season. I would also allow the students to watch the cartoon version of this book. Then students could compare and contrast between the movie and the book.

Also, the book talks about emotions and how things makes a person feels. Students will learn how to appropriately express their emotions. Students could write about if they knew someone like the Grinch, how would they welcome him and make him feel better. I would u...more

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Jul 12, 2011 Tamara rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

How the Grinch stole Christmas by Dr. Suess is an all-time classic! It is about the Grinch, the people of Who-ville, and the Grinch’s dog, max. The story is about how much the Grinch hates Christmas. He hates it so much he attempts to take Christmas away from the people of Who-ville. So he dresses max, his dog, into an reindeer and builds a sleigh, then rides into the city and takes the all food, presents, ect. In the end when he heard all the people of Who-ville cries, his heart grew 3x in size...more

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Nov 27, 2012 Elise Marshall rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Such a classic book that has been read to me since I was a child during the holiday season. When reading this again for a class project it brought back the memories of my childhood and how my parents read this to me before bed every christmas. I absolutely love this book. From the message it holds to just the words written on the page. Although this book is good and would love to teach it in my future classroom but because it is about Christmas it may be a little harder to teach because not ever...more

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Dec 30, 2011 Shannon rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: children-s-classic, childrens, 2011-read, christmas

This is one of those books that will be awesome forever...wow, that was profound. Seriously, a wonderful classic.

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Dec 12, 2012 Kaethe marked it as to-read · review of another edition

Shelves: adventure, fiction, kids, xmas, top-100-picture-books, format-picture-books, beloved, read-aloud

One of my favorite Christmas stories (the other is A Christmas Carol). Both the book and the brilliant show by Chuck Jones warm the cockles of my heart, and, of course, make it grow three sizes.

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Apr 13, 2011 Melissa Gregory rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: acceptance, admirations, anger, apologies, appearance, bullying, conflict, feelings, christmas, helping-others

I love this book. It is one of my favorite Christmas stories of all time. This book is about a character named the grinch. The grinch is an outcast who lives outside of a town called Whoville. Everyone in Whoville loves Christmas, but the grinch hates Christmas. The grinch comes up with a plan to ruin Christmas for all of the people in Whoville. He steals everyones presents, trees, and food. Later, he feels guilty and decides to return all of the belongings and hosts a big feast for everyone of...more

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Feb 27, 2013 Christine Bernadette rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

It was amazing! It was the best! I can't say more because I just love love love this book! This may be written by Dr. Seuss for children but the movie adaptation was for all ages that I, myself, fell in love with it! I even googled a lot about this book and the movie.

Truth be told, it was just January when I watched the movie. But take note, I've watched it for like 15 times during that month! Crazy you may say; that's what my siblings say actually. But would you blame me? I love the movie. I l...more

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Jul 26, 2011 Mary added it · review of another edition

Great book. Disagree that this is for ages 3 - 8. It should be required reading for all to help counter-act the messages of commercialism that we are exposed to on a daily basis from October to January. Dr. Seuss has a marvelous way with words which would be reason enough to read his book but to add to that he has a "monster" in the form of a Grinch, an angel in the form of Cindy Lou Who, and a heist-turned-miracle. This is also one of those rare books that were able to be turned into a wonderfu...more

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Dec 03, 2012 Crystina rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

It wouldn’t be Christmas without reading this book! every year i read this book during Christmas time, its always my favorite. The story of the Grinch is about how lonely the Grinch is and mean and evil. Every year he hears the Whos in Whosville and cant stand them singing. He makes a plan and decides that if he steals Christmas they wont have anything to sing about. Little did he know that even without the gifts they got together and sang because all they needed was friends and family. This is...more

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Dec 15, 2011 Joe rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: to-read-again

My all time favorite children's book. I can read this over and over again. The kid in me had to put it on my ever expanding bookshelf. A wonderful Christmas tradition that I thoroughly enjoy. I love to read this book aloud.

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Dec 24, 2012 Jess rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The Grinch stole Christmas. He takes every single thing the Whos have. He thinks he achieved his objective to stole Christmas. But how surprised he is when he listens to the town singing. He understood the true magic of Christmas, presents were secondary because they were happy and singing together. They had Christmas in their hearts.

This is a beautiful story. The lesson is one relevant to kids in every new generation. When I was a kid I read this book and now my daughters have the opportunity t...more

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About Dr. Seuss

Theodor Seuss Geisel was born 2 March 1904 in Springfield, MA. He graduated Dartmouth College in 1925, and proceeded on to Oxford University with the intent of acquiring a doctorate in literature. At Oxford he met Helen Palmer, who he wed in 1927. He returned from Europe in 1927, and began working for a magazine called Judge, the leading humor magazine in America at the time, submitting both carto...more Theodor Seuss Geisel was born 2 March 1904 in Springfield, MA. He graduated Dartmouth College in 1925, and proceeded on to Oxford University with the intent of acquiring a doctorate in literature. At Oxford he met Helen Palmer, who he wed in 1927. He returned from Europe in 1927, and began working for a magazine called Judge, the leading humor magazine in America at the time, submitting both cartoons and humorous articles for them. Additionally, he was submitting cartoons to Life, Vanity Fair and Liberty. In some of his works, he'd made reference to an insecticide called Flit. These references gained notice, and led to a contract to draw comic ads for Flit. This association lasted 17 years, gained him national exposure, and coined the catchphrase "Quick, Henry, the Flit!"

In 1936 on the way to a vaction in Europe, listening to the rhythm of the ship's engines, he came up with And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, which was then promptly rejected by the first 43 publishers he showed it to. Eventually in 1937 a friend published the book for him, and it went on to at least moderate success.

During WW II, Geisel joined the army and was sent to Hollywood. Captain Geisel would write for Frank Capra's Signal Corps Unit (for which he won the Legion of Merit) and do documentaries (he won Oscar's for Hitler Lives and Design for Death). He also created a cartoon called Gerald McBoing-Boing which also won him an Oscar.

In May of 1954, Life published a report concerning illiteracy among school children. The report said, among other things, that children were having trouble to read because their books were boring. This inspired Geisel's publisher, and prompted him to send Geisel a list of 400 words he felt were important, asked him to cut the list to 250 words (the publishers idea of how many words at one time a first grader could absorb), and write a book. Nine months later, Geisel, using 220 of the words given to him published The Cat in the Hat, which went on to instant success.

In 1960 Bennett Cerf bet Geisel $50 that he couldn't write an entire book using only fifty words. The result was Green Eggs and Ham. Cerf never paid the $50 from the bet.

Helen Palmer Geisel died in 1967. Theodor Geisel married Audrey Stone Diamond in 1968. Theodor Seuss Geisel died 24 September 1991.

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“Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before! What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. What if Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!” — 2,216 people liked it

“And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow,
stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so? It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags. And he puzzled and puzzled 'till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before. What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more.” — 1,166 people liked it

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