How the Grinch Stole Christmas

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Summary: A nice story indeed
Review: "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" By Dr. Seuss

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!
The story opens with a classic statement of contrast.
Every Who down in Who-ville liked Christmas a lot... but the Grinch, who lived just north of Who-ville, did NOT!
We don't know why he didn't like Christmas, just the things he didn't like about it, such as noise, feasting, and singing.

This story really shows what Christmas is all about. It starts out with Whos' buying presents and having a cheery time, then when the Grinch steals all their presents he expects them to not have a good Christmas. To his dismay they actually have a wonderful Christmas singing around their giant Christmas tree.

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Summary: How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Review: Dr. Seuss's "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" is a story about a character who is miserable and dislikes anything good and happy.
The author believes it is because the Grinch's heart is too small. The Grinch tries to stop Christmas from coming to the Whos down in the village below called Who-ville. He stole all their presents, food, decoratons and everything they owned. He thought they woud have nothing to celebrate without gifts. Instead, he learned a valuable lesson - that Christmas is something much more that presents. It is the spirit of giving and being together that bring joy. Dr. Seuss has a way of teaching a lesson with funny characters and rhyming phrases. I think this is a good story for all ages.

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Summary: A Timeless Classic
Review: Here's another story that HAS to be added to your child's collection of classics. I really like how Seuss highlights the "things' portion of Christmas, which is the main thing the Grinch doesn't like, and points folks to the true meaning of Christmas (sorta). Poor Maxx the dog, always pulling that sleigh every year! The movie with Boris Karloff narrating it and as the Grinch's voice is just perfect. Who else could ever do that voice? Anyway, be sure you grab this book for your child. I still have mine from the 60s when I was small - it's definitely a book to be passed down to future generations.

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Summary: A Cherished Memory
Review: How The Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss was one of my favorite books when I was younger. It must be because it is about how bad is conquered by good in the end. The Grinch had an intent to do evil to the happy, generous, trusting Whos from Who-ville. He wanted to ruin their Christmas because he did not like the idea of other people enjoying themselves. The Grinch only knew the ways of evil so he wanted his grouchy ways to be incorporated into the Whos. He tried to ��find some way to stop Christmas from coming!� He made a plan to dress as Saint Nicholas and go around Who-ville stealing their presents, Christmas trees, roast beast, and other objects and decorations that are instituted into Christmas. He thought he destroyed Christmas when he had gathered all the things together and he thought he succeeded. However, as he was about to throw all the stuff from the edge of a cliff he decided to listen in and hear if the Whos had already gotten up and realized that all their things were gone. He thought he would find a negative reaction from the Whos but he only heard singing. He realized he only made the Whos stronger in their trust of everything turning out fine in the end, and it did.

(This is an assumption:) he realized that he had his own hopes, that he just let them slide to the point that they weren�t his aspiration anymore. His faith once more grew once he saw that other people had higher hopes in worse situations than his. I have no clue what his � true, aspiring � hopes were but they must have nose-dived at a certain point in his life so as to make him feel hopeless.

When I was young my actions where torn by what was wrong, right, fun, and not enjoyable. It is important for young kids to stay true to their beliefs. How The Grinch Stole Christmas shows the perseverance of faith in good out-comings. �A small Who� Little Cindy-Lou Who, who was not more than two�� is like any average child with a preserved faith. She even believed that this �Santy Claus� was a do gooder and in the end she was rewarded with the fake Santy Claus becoming the real one in spirit. If she hadn�t had so much trust in the Grinch he might have turned out to be fake.

I remember my mom reading me Dr. Seuss at bedtime when she had time from work. My mom thinks that I loved the rhymes, goofy words, the cheery stories that always showed true morals (meaning that they were applicable to real life situations,) and the way she took time out to read those Dr. Seuss books (because she liked to read them to me.) When we did have those night times together I would always love to spend it huddled up next to my mom and follow the words while she read me a book or story.

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Summary: This is a good book.
Review: I am 8 and this book was fun to read and it made me laugh. I liked this book because it was funny when the Grinch stole the tree and couldn't get it up the chimney!

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Summary: Love this book
Review: I just love this book. You really could read this book while the movie is being played. Word for word it is the movie. I also have the album to this story, I love listening to it around the holidays.

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Summary: Yes, it comes round all the year, never fear, ye, never fear
Review: In my last Seuss-an rhyme I lied
Even though I really tried
And really bad for one completely
training to be oh so priestly

But how could I forget this story
How could it not get some glory
For the Grinch is each of us
In our cars or on the bus

We go our ways and think we're not
We really think we're very hot
But little things can mean a lot
One small voice can hit the spot

And just who are these Who's who sing?
What new learning can they bring?
Where would we be without the tale
That Christmastime will never fail

For humankind will always strive
So long as we remain alive
To capture for that briefest time
Community most real, sublime

Regardless of your race or creed
Virtue or heroic deed
Or even the most evil kind
Rarely will be left behind

For grace will work in ways most wondrous
For an event that comes most thund-rous
And, albeit, unexpected
Though, confessing, was expected

For this is a children's tale
The ending cannot make us wail

And as in true prophecy, has hope
Surely we won't want to mope

But joy surrounds us, everyone
Old as dirt and very young
And we will learn it most completely
Not obtuse and not obliquely

That love will rule the final day
And love will help us all the way

The wonderful tale by Dr. Seuss, 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas', has become such as part of the culture that it is difficult to think of Christmas without it. To be a Grinch is as understood in the common vernacular as to be a Scrooge, another literary adaptation. The adaptation for television made this a ubiquitous story, but the book is where the truly glory lies, in the story. Again, in true Seussian character, the vocabulary is small and the rhyming schemes simple, all the better to make sure that children and learning and remembering, not just language, but also imagination and creativity.

Pros
A grinch who changes, a Who who hopes
Cons
Nothing here that fails or slopes

A must-have for children of all ages.

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Summary: How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Review: Maybe that's oversimplifying a bit, but the basics are the same. In this story, we have the Grinch, who hates Christmas and every year must put up with the celebration of the Whos who live in the valley below his cave. But this year things will be different. This year, he intends to do something about it. Surely the Whos will be disappointed when they wake up Christmas morning to discover that all their presents and decorations have been stolen. Or will they?

Told is classic Seuss fashion, completely in rhymes, this book appeals to kids year round. I know I insisted that it be read to me more then just in December. The fanciful illustrations, also classic Seuss, are just as engaging as this story. After all, what could be worse to kids then no Christmas? Yet there is a message here that there is more to Christmas then the commercialism we see around us. It's subtle and not expanded on greatly, but it's there none-the-less.

Surely Charles Dickens' classic tale was an influence when Dr. Seuss sat down to write this book. Both the main characters hate Christmas and miss the point, but have a revelation that shows them how important Christmas really is. Of course, the meat of the stories is completely different, so kids not ready for Dickens will love this one.

If there is such a thing as a classic picture book, this belongs in that category. Enjoyable at Christmas, or the whole year round.

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Summary: Scrooge for Kids
Review: Maybe that's oversimplifying a bit, but the basics are the same. In this story, we have the Grinch, who hates Christmas and every year must put up with the celebration of the Whos who live in the valley below his cave. But this year things will be different. This year, he intends to do something about it. Surely the Whos will be disappointed when they wake up Christmas morning to discover that all their presents and decorations have been stolen. Or will they?

Told is classic Seuss fashion, completely in rhymes, this book appeals to kids year round. I know I insisted that it be read to me more then just in December. The fanciful illustrations, also classic Seuss, are just as engaging as this story. After all, what could be worse to kids then no Christmas? Yet there is a message here that there is more to Christmas then the commercialism we see around us. It's subtle and not expanded on greatly, but it's there none-the-less.

Surely Charles Dickens' classic tale was an influence when Dr. Seuss sat down to write this book. Both the main characters hate Christmas and miss the point, but have a revelation that shows them how important Christmas really is. Of course, the meat of the stories is completely different, so kids not ready for Dickens will love this one.

If there is such a thing as a classic picture book, this belongs in that category. Enjoyable at Christmas, or the whole year round.

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Summary: For the Seuss-lover on your Christmas list...
Review: My 9 year old took a look at the face of Jim Carey, as the movie Grinch, and said, "That's not the real Grinch!"

He's right, of course. It's hard when a book you've been reading faithfully every year is made into a movie, and you see who Hollywood gives the lead part to. (Then again, who else would anyone cast in this rubber-faced role?)

This is the original story, in a classy cover for the Seuss lover or favorite grandchild(ren) on someone's Christmas list. Of course, as the story tells us, material things aren't as important as the intentions behind them.

If the price seems a bit high, amazon offers another version that's a little less expensive and still has the real face of the scowling, mean-spirited Grinch.

That face changes from bad to worse, and then to tender when he finally "gets" the meaning of Christmas. But before he does, children and adults will read (and reread) in delight and shock as the Grinch disguises himself as Santa. The innocent townspeople of Whoville never seem to catch on as the Grinch forces his poor dog Max to help him steal all the toys and ornaments. He's so sure that once he's done away with the material goodies, the Christmas spirit will be gone.

A wonderful story with a message we can't hear enough. Add this deluxe edition (sure to last for another 40 years!) to a child's Christmas bookshelf, or give it to that special someone who's ba-humbuging around.

This book is the classic (accept no substitutes)!