The Grinch slides down the chimney of the first house on the square and steals all the presents, the food for the feast, and the Christmas tree. He disguises himself as Santa Claus and travels to Whoville on a sleigh pulled by his dog, Max. Having been annoyed by Whoville's noisy Christmas festivities for fifty-three years, the Grinch resolves to stop Christmas from coming. He resides in a cave on a mountain north of Whoville, home of the cheerful and warmhearted Whos. The Grinch is a grouchy, solitary creature with a heart 'two sizes too small'. These were followed with a 2000 live-action feature film starring Jim Carrey, a 2007 musical, a 2018 computer-animated film starring Benedict Cumberbatch, a 2020 live television adaptation of the musical starring Matthew Morrison, and an unauthorized 2022 slasher horror parody film starring David Howard Thornton. In 1977, a Halloween prequel, Halloween Is Grinch Night, aired with the Grinch voiced by Hans Conried. The book has been adapted many times, first as a 1966 animated TV film narrated by Boris Karloff, who also provided the Grinch's voice. The book criticizes the commercialization of Christmas and the holiday season. The story was published as a book by Random House in 1957, and at approximately the same time in an issue of Redbook. Miraculously, the Grinch realizes that Christmas is not all about money and presents. It follows the Grinch, a grouchy, solitary creature who attempts to thwart the public's Christmas plans by stealing Christmas gifts and decorations from the homes of the nearby town of Whoville on Christmas Eve.

Seuss' Geisel written in rhymed verse with illustrations by the author. How the Grinch Stole Christmas! is a Christmas children's story by Theodor 'Dr.

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