Customer Reviews
Grumpy Grinch? - By: Mehajabeen Farid, 13 Jan 2008 
Characters:
The Grinch, Cindy-Lou Who, the Whovilles & Max the Dog are the charactersin the book.
Plot:
The Grinch hates Christmas, the Whovilles love it. The Grinch hates the Christmas feast, the noise of the children & he especially hates the singing. He wants to get rid of Christmas once & for all. Suddenly, Grinch has an awful idea - he would steal anything & everything to do with Christmas. So he dressed up as Santa Claus & put a horn & a red nose on Max, then on Christmas Eve he got into his sled & off he went to take all the presents. At his first house he starts taking things & when only the tree is left, Cindy Lou who is barely two wakes up! She asks the Grinch "Santa, where are you taking our Christmas to? The Grinch thinks quick & snappy & lies that he is taking it to fix a light bulb at his workshop...
Favourite:
I like this book because it all rhymes the whole way through.
Worst Part:
I think it is not nice that the Grinch left only a crumb to small for a mouse!
For:
Everyone would love this brilliant piece of work by the author of The Catin the Hat.
Yes, it comes round all the year, never fear, ye, never fear - By: Kurt Messick, 30 Dec 2005 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 & 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 workin 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 asin true prophecy, has hope
Surely we won't want to mope
But joy surrounds us, everyone
Old as dirt & very young
And we will learn it most completely
Not obtuse & 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 understoodin 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 & the rhyming schemes simple, all the better to make sure that children & learning & remembering, not just language, but also imagination & 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.
The best of what it is - By: Christian McCallister, 24 Dec 2005 I pondered the idea of writing this review as Dr. Seuss would, but I didn't want to try & fall on my face. "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" is one of those children's books that are almost flawless (right up there with "Where the Wild Things Are"). The Grinch has spent years looking down at Whoville & hating the Whos for their joy, & especially at Christmas time. He decides to put an end to their joy by masquerading as Santa & stealing Christmas. Of course, it doesn't go exactly the way he planned.
The story's beauty comes from three sources: the heartin the story, the way it's written, & the maturity of the approach. By "the heart" I mean that it deals with a transformation of the Grinch that could be called an epiphany. It ranks right up there with the transformation of Ebenezer Scroogein "A Christmas Carol" & the transformation of Oskar Schindlerin "Schindler's List." Some might see that as exaggeration, & the Grinch is certainly a different character from Schindler, but the transformations are comparable. The character finds a much better way to live.
I think everyone knows what I mean by "the way it's written" but, justin case, I'll say a little on the subject. Theodore Geisel (Dr. Seuss) wrote some of the best, most lyrical, most amusing poetryin history. The only reason he isn't routinely grouped with The Great Poets of History is that his poetry was very (and beautifully) simplistic & designed for children.
By "the maturity of the approach" I mean that this is a children's book that hits the perfect tension level for children. It does not treat that them as totally fragile (Santa gets kidnapped, Christmas almost gets sabotaged, Max the dog is treated as a slave) but it also relieves them & rescues them from their fearsin a well-paced & realistic way that mirrors how parents can talk to their children about real-life fears & scary incidents.
One of the top children's books. In my opinion, this is the best of Dr. Seuss.
'He himself, the Grinch stole Christmas!' - By: Max, 22 Oct 2005 This is a glorious Dr. Suess tale! This story pokes out a few reminders of Scrooge, but nevertheless this book is the one for beginners! 'Dr. Suess's How The Grinch Stole Christmas' is about a black-hearted creature called, The Grinch & he loathes Christmas & he wishes to take Christmas on, & destroy this festive season! Until one dark night he has a wondeful, awful idea to steal Christmas once & for all! But will his evil plan work? Let's hope not...
Here's an extract from the story so that you have a few helpful hints so you know what the theme of the story is:
'The Grinch hated Christmas, the whole Christmas season!',
'Now, please don't ask why, no-one quite knows the reason!'
'Maybe because his head wasn't screwed on just right,'
'It could be perhaps that his shoes were to tight,'
'But I think the most likely reason of all'
'Maybe his heart was two sizes, two small...'
Better than the movie!!! - By: Max, 16 Oct 2005 'How The Grinch Stole Christmas' is one of my favroite Christmas books of all time. It is lovely, it's sweet, easy-reading (as the the rhyming Dr. Suess always does) & it's a little bit like 'Charles Dicken's A Christmas Carol'. The Grinch loathes Christmas, & he always wants to ruin it & until he plots to STEAL Christmas! Will his sinsister plot work? When I saw the film entitled simply, 'The Grinch' I adored it, but when I read the orignal Dr. Suess book, it profoundly & strangely took my breath away!!! This should be recommened to any Dr. Suess, or so to speak, 'The Cat In The Hat' fan! Dr. Suess is one of my favroite authors as well as Roald Dahl!!!
From a humongous Roald Dahl fan:
Max William James Keogh
P.S: When I grow up, I want to be a author like Roald Dahl!!!
Age 12
