How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (book)

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How the Grinch Stole Christmas! is a classic 1957 children's picture book by Dr. Seuss about a grouchy creature who tries to steal Christmas from the Whos of Whoville, only to discover the holiday's deeper meaning.

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instanceOf American book
Christmas book
children's picture book
rhymed verse book
adaptedAs animated television special
computer-animated feature film
live-action feature film
antagonistTurnedProtagonist The Grinch
author Dr. Seuss
centralTheme anti-materialism
community spirit
redemption
true meaning of Christmas
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
featuresFictionalLocation Whoville
genre children's literature
fantasy
holiday fiction
hasFictionalSpecies Whos
hasMoral Christmas does not come from a store.
Christmas means more than presents and decorations.
illustrator Dr. Seuss
influenced popular culture depictions of Christmas
literaryStyle anapestic tetrameter
mainCharacter Cindy Lou Who
surface form: Cindy-Lou Who

Max (the dog)
surface form: Max the dog

The Grinch
narrativeForm rhyming verse
notableAdaptation How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000 film)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966 TV special)
The Grinch (2018 film)
originalLanguage English
pageCountApproximate 64
partOfSeries Dr. Seuss books
plotSummary The Grinch attempts to steal Christmas from the Whos of Whoville by taking their presents and decorations.
The Grinch discovers that Christmas is more than material gifts when the Whos celebrate without their presents.
protagonistSpecies fictional creature
protagonistTrait grouchy
publicationDate 1957
publisher Random House
Dr. Seuss
surface form: Theodor Seuss Geisel
setting Christmas season
mountain above Whoville
targetAudience children
teachesLesson importance of empathy
joy of giving
value of community
writer Dr. Seuss

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this entity surface form: How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1957 book)
Mayor Augustus MayWho adaptationOf How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (book)
this entity surface form: How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1957 book)
Where Are You, Christmas? basedOnWork How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (book)
this entity surface form: How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (Dr. Seuss book)
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