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1957 children's story by Dr. Seuss

How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
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Volume cover
Author Dr. Seuss
Country U.s.a.
Language English
Genre Children's literature
Publisher Redbook (magazine)
Random House (book)

Publication date

 Oct 12, 1957 (Redbook)
November 24, 1957 (renewed 1985)
Media type Print
Pages 69
ISBN 0-394-80079-half dozen
OCLC 178325
Preceded by The Cat in the Hat (publication date)
Horton Hears a Who! (Whoville wise)
Followed past The Cat in the Chapeau Comes Back

How the Grinch Stole Christmas! is a Christmas children's story by Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel written in rhymed verse with illustrations by the author. It follows the Grinch, a grouchy, alone creature who tries to cancel Christmas past stealing Christmas gifts and decorations from the homes of the nearby town of Whoville on Christmas Eve. Miraculously, the Grinch realizes that Christmas is not all about coin and presents.

The story was published as a book by Random House in 1957, and at approximately the aforementioned time in an effect of Redbook.[1] The book criticizes the commercialization of Christmas and the holiday season.[2]

The volume has been adjusted many times, first as a 1966 animated Television receiver picture show narrated past Boris Karloff, who also provided the Grinch's voice. In 1977, a Halloween prequel, Halloween Is Grinch Night, aired with the Grinch voiced by Hans Conried. These were followed with a 2000 alive-action feature film starring Jim Carrey, a 2007 musical, a 2018 computer-animated film starring Bridegroom Cumberbatch, and a 2020 live goggle box adaptation of the musical starring Matthew Morrison.

Plot [edit]

The Grinch is a bitter, grouchy creature with a heart "two sizes too pocket-sized" who lives in a cave on Mount Crumpit, a steep mountain just northward of Whoville, home of the cheerful and warmhearted Whos. He is annoyed by all the noisy Christmas festivities that accept identify in Whoville, and decides to finish Christmas from coming. He disguises himself as Santa Claus and travels to Whoville on a sleigh with his dog Max. He slides downwards the chimney of the first house on the square and steals all the presents, the Christmas tree, and the nutrient for the Christmas feast. He is interrupted in his break-in by Cindy Lou Who, a young Who girl, but concocts a crafty lie to effect his escape.

After doing the aforementioned to the other houses, the Grinch takes his sleigh to the top of Mount Crumpit and prepares to dump the stolen items into the completeness. As dawn breaks, he expects to hear the Whos crying, but is shocked to hear them singing a joyous Christmas song. He realizes perhaps Christmas "means a trivial chip more than" than merely presents and feasting, causing his shrunken heart to grow three sizes larger. The reformed Grinch returns the Whos' presents and food and is immune to take role in their Christmas feast.

Groundwork and publication history [edit]

Dr. Seuss working on How the Grinch Stole Christmas! in 1957

The Grinch first appeared in a 33-line illustrated poem by Dr. Seuss called "The Hoobub and the Grinch," which was originally published in the May 1955 edition of Redbook magazine.[3] Dr. Seuss began piece of work on How the Grinch Stole Christmas! a couple of years later, effectually the get-go of 1957. He had recently completed The Cat in the Lid and was in the midst of founding Beginner Books with Phyllis and Bennett Cerf and his wife, Helen Palmer Geisel. Helen, who had ongoing medical problems and had suffered a minor stroke in April 1957, nevertheless acted equally an unofficial editor, every bit she had with previous Dr. Seuss books.[4]

Dr. Seuss claimed he was the inspiration for the character, as his married woman's wellness bug and his dismay with the commercialization of Christmas made him feel "very Grinchish" equally he looked in the mirror one year on Dec 26.[5] [6]

Dr. Seuss wrote the book rapidly and was mostly finished with information technology within a few weeks.[7] Biographers Judith and Neil Morgan wrote, "It was the easiest volume of his career to write, except for its conclusion."[iv] According to Dr. Seuss:

I got hung up getting the Grinch out of the mess. I got into a situation where I sounded similar a 2d-rate preacher or some biblical truism... Finally in desperation... without making any statement whatever, I showed the Grinch and the Whos together at the table, and made a pun of the Grinch etching the 'roast beast.' ... I had gone through thousands of religious choices, and then later three months it came out like that.[four]

By mid-May 1957, the volume was finished and in the postal service to the Random House offices in New York. In June, Dr. Seuss and Helen took a month-long holiday to Hawaii, where he checked and returned the book's galley proof.[4] The volume debuted in Dec 1957, in both a book version published past Random House and in an issue of Redbook.[8] Dr. Seuss defended the book to Theodor "Teddy" Owens, the one-year-old son of his niece, Peggy Owens.[iv]

As of 2005, the book had been translated into 9 languages,[9] including Latin every bit Quomodo Invidiosulus Nomine Grinchus Christi Natalem Abrogaverit. The translation was published in October 1998 past Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers Inc.[10]

Reception [edit]

One thousand. South. Libby, writing in the New York Herald Tribune, compared the book favorably to Dr. Seuss's earlier works: "His peculiar and original genius in line and give-and-take is ever the aforementioned, yet, then rich are the variations he plays on his themes, e'er fresh and agreeable."[xi] Kirkus Reviews wrote, "Youngsters will be in transports over the goofy gaiety of Dr. Seuss'southward outset book virtually a villain."[eleven] The reviewer called the Grinch "easily the all-time Christmas-cad since Scrooge."[11] Ellen Lewis Buell, in her review in The New York Times, praised the book'due south treatment of its moral, as well as its illustrations and verse. She wrote:

Even if y'all prefer Dr. Seuss in a purely antic mood, y'all must admit that if there's a moral to be pointed out, no ane can do information technology more gaily. The reader is swept forth past the ebullient rhymes and the weirdly zany pictures until he is limp with relief when the Grinch reforms and, similar the latter, mellow with expert feelings.[12]

The review for The Sat Review of Literature stated: "The inimitable Dr. Seuss has brought off a fresh triumph in his new picture book... The verse is as lively and the pages are as bright and colorful as anyone could wish."[11] The reviewer suggested that parents and older siblings reading the book to immature children would besides enjoy its moral and humor.[12] Charlotte Jackson of the San Francisco Chronicle called the book "wonderful fantasy, in the true Dr. Seuss manner, with pictures in the Christmas colors."[11]

Analysis [edit]

Some writers, including Dr. Seuss, take fabricated a connection between the Grinch and Dr. Seuss. In the story, the Grinch laments that he has had to put upwards with the Whos' celebration of Christmas for 53 years. As both Thomas Fensch and Charles Cohen note, Dr. Seuss was 53 when he wrote and published the book.[xiii] [14] Dr. Seuss asserted the connection in an commodity in the December 1957 edition of Redbook: "I was brushing my teeth on the morning of the 26th of last December when I noticed a very Grinch-ish countenance in the mirror. It was Seuss! So I wrote about my sour friend, the Grinch, to meet if I could rediscover something nigh Christmas that apparently I'd lost."[fifteen] Seuss's stride-daughter, Distraction Dimond-Cates, stated in a spoken communication in 2003, "I e'er thought the Cat... was Ted on his good days, and the Grinch was Ted on his bad days."[16] Cohen notes that Seuss collection a automobile with a license plate that read "GRINCH".[xiv]

Thomas Fensch notes that the Grinch is the first adult and the first villain to be a chief character in a Dr. Seuss book.[13]

Adaptations [edit]

The book has been adapted into a variety of media, including phase and film. Chuck Jones and Ben Washam adapted the story as an animated television special in 1966, featuring narration by Boris Karloff, who too provided the Grinch's voice. Thurl Ravenscroft sang "Y'all're A Mean 1, Mr. Grinch", with lyrics written by Dr. Seuss himself.[17] [18] A prequel called Halloween Is Grinch Night aired on ABC on October 28, 1977. Hans Conried was the phonation of the Grinch and the Narrator because Boris Karloff had died in 1969. A crossover special chosen The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Lid aired on ABC on May 20, 1982. In 2000, the book was adapted into a live-activity moving-picture show, directed past Ron Howard and starring Jim Carrey equally the Grinch.[xix] Illumination Entertainment also developed a 3D animated characteristic motion-picture show, titled The Grinch [20] directed by Yarrow Cheney and Scott Mosier and starring Benedict Cumberbatch as the Grinch.[21] It was originally scheduled to be released on November 10, 2017,[22] merely was pushed dorsum to Nov ix, 2018.[23]

Several sound recordings and sound-visual adaptations of the book have also been published. In 1975, Aught Mostel narrated an LP record of the story.[24] In 1992, Random House Home Video released an updated blithe version of the book narrated by Walter Matthau, too including the story, If I Ran The Zoo.[25] In 2009, an interactive e-book version was released for the iPhone.[26] In 2000, Rik Mayall read the book as one of four of Seuss's books on the audio CD The Dr Seuss Collection.

A musical stage version was produced by the Old Globe Theatre, San Diego in 2007. Information technology also was produced on Broadway and a limited-engagement US tour in 2008. The N American Tour began in the autumn of 2010 and has later on toured every fall since.[27] The book was adapted into a 13-minute song, performed by the Boston Pops Orchestra, arranged past Danny Troob, and featuring bassist Reid Burton and player Will LeBow narrating it on the Boston Pops's 2013 CD, "A Boston Pops Christmas – Live from Symphony Hall with Keith Lockhart".[ commendation needed ]

Legacy [edit]

Based on a 2007 online poll, the National Pedagogy Association listed the volume every bit i of its "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children".[28] In 2012 it was ranked 61st among the "Top 100 Moving-picture show Books" in a survey published past School Library Periodical – the fourth of v Dr. Seuss books on the list.[29]

The book's main characters have made appearances in other works. The Grinch appears in the blithe specials Halloween Is Grinch Night and The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Chapeau. Max, the Grinch'southward dog, and the Grinch himself besides appear in the children'due south boob show The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss. The Grinch, Cindy Lou Who, and Max, appear in Seussical, a musical which takes its plot from several Dr. Seuss books.

Since the book was written, the word "grinch" has entered the pop dictionary as an informal noun, defined as a "killjoy" or a "spoilsport."[30] [31]

Notes [edit]

  1. ^ Zielinski, Stan (June 20, 2006). "Collecting Children's Picturebooks: Dr. Seuss – Redbook Mag Original Stories". 1stedition.internet. Archived from the original on September x, 2010. Retrieved September nine, 2010.
  2. ^ Nel 2004, p. 130.
  3. ^ Nel 2004, p. 117.
  4. ^ a b c d e Morgan & Morgan 1996, pp. 157–158.
  5. ^ Witter, Brad (November seven, 2018). "Who Was Dr. Seuss' Inspiration for the Grinch? Himself!". biography.com. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  6. ^ West, Mark I. (Dec 21, 2020). "Don't allow the coronavirus Grinch steal your vacation joy". The Charlotte Observer . Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  7. ^ MacDonald 1988, p. 92.
  8. ^ Nel 2004, p. 118.
  9. ^ Lindemann 2005, pp. 31–33.
  10. ^ Reardon, Patrick (December 15, 1998). "How the Grinch Went Latin". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on March 9, 2015. Retrieved March ix, 2015.
  11. ^ a b c d e Fensch 2001, pp. 128–129.
  12. ^ a b Fensch 2001, pp. 128–29.
  13. ^ a b Fensch 2001, p. 126.
  14. ^ a b Cohen 2004, p. 330.
  15. ^ Hart, William B. (Dec 1957). "Between the Lines". Redbook. as quoted in Cohen 2004, p. 330
  16. ^ Dimond-Cates, Lark (Oct 27, 2003). Speech by Lark Dimond-Cates (Speech). Us Postal Service's unveiling of Theodor Seuss Geisel stamp. Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden, Springfield, Massachusetts. as quoted in Cohen 2004, p. 321
  17. ^ Lindemann 2005, p. 124.
  18. ^ Morgan & Morgan 1996, pp. 190–192.
  19. ^ "How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on March 10, 2015. Retrieved March ix, 2015.
  20. ^ Kit, Borys (February 7, 2013). "'How the Grinch Stole Christmas' Remake in the Works at Universal". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on Feb 9, 2013. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
  21. ^ Kroll, Justin (April thirteen, 2016). "Benedict Cumberbatch to Voice the Grinch in 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas'". Diverseness. Archived from the original on December 22, 2017.
  22. ^ "Universal Dates 'Despicable Me iii,' New 'Grinch Who Stole Christmas'". The Hollywood Reporter. November 17, 2011. Archived from the original on January eighteen, 2014. Retrieved January xvi, 2014.
  23. ^ Kroll, Justin (June vii, 2016). "Illumination'due south 'The Grinch' Pushed Dorsum to 2018". Diversity. Archived from the original on June 8, 2016. Retrieved June vii, 2016.
  24. ^ Lindemann 2005, p. 139
  25. ^ Lindemann 2005, p. 125.
  26. ^ Broida, Rick. "'How the Grinch Stole Christmas' dazzles on iPhone". Cnet. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved December four, 2013.
  27. ^ "Welcome". Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas The Musical. Archived from the original on October 14, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  28. ^ National Education Association (2007). "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children". Archived from the original on September 20, 2012. Retrieved Baronial 19, 2012.
  29. ^ Bird, Elizabeth (July 6, 2012). "Top 100 Movie Books Poll Results". School Library Journal. Archived from the original on December iv, 2012. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
  30. ^ "Grinch". Lexico . Retrieved Dec 21, 2018.
  31. ^ "Grinch". Merriam-Webster . Retrieved December 21, 2018.

Sources [edit]

  • Cohen, Charles (2004). The Seuss, the Whole Seuss, and Nothing Only the Seuss: A Visual Biography of Theodor Seuss Geisel . Random Firm. ISBN978-0-375-82248-three.
  • Fensch, Thomas (2001). The Man Who Was Dr. Seuss . Woodlands: New Century Books. ISBN0-930751-11-vi.
  • Lindemann, Richard (2005). The Dr. Seuss Catalog: An Annotated Guide to Works by Theodor Geisel in All Media, Writings Virtually Him, and Appearances of Characters and Places in the Books, Stories and Films. McFarland & Company.
  • MacDonald, Ruth (1988). Dr. Seuss . Twayne Publishers. ISBN0-8057-7524-2.
  • Morgan, Neil; Morgan, Judith Giles (1996). Dr. Seuss and Mr. Geisel: A Biography . New York: Da Capo Press. ISBN978-0-306-80736-7.
  • Nel, Philip (2004). Dr. Seuss: American Icon . Continuum Publishing. ISBN0-8264-1434-6.
  • Pease, Donald Eastward. (2010). Theodor Seuss Geisel . Oxford University Press. ISBN978-0-19-532302-iii.

External links [edit]

  • Grinch at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on Feb 5, 2016.

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