How the Grinch stole Christmas
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (English How the Grinch Stole Christmas! ) Is a children's book by Dr. Seuss . The book, which criticizes the commercialization of Christmas , was published in English by Random House in 1957 and is one of the 100 most successful children's books in the USA. The first German-language transmission comes from Eike Schönfeld and was published in 2000 by Rogner & Bernhard publishing house at Zweiausendeins .
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The Grinch , a hairy, green creature who lives in a cave on Mount Crumpit, hates Christmas and therefore doesn't like at all that the Whos who live in Whoville celebrate Christmas exuberantly every year. To put an end to it all, he decides to dress up as Santa Claus and steal the festival of love . He only gets help from his loyal dog Max, whom he disguises as a reindeer . But when the Whos celebrate Christmas at the end of the day, even though he stole all the presents, the Grinch realizes that Christmas means more. His heart, which was far too small so far, is growing and he brings back all the gifts and celebrates.
Film adaptations
In 1966, the story of Chuck Jones was made into a cartoon . This cartoon has been shown on television every Christmas in America ever since. The Grinch was in this film adaptation of Boris Karloff speaking, the sounds of dog Max are from Mel Blanc and June Foray borrowed Cindy-Lou Who her voice. In the German dubbed version, Wolfgang Völz speaks the Grinch and Wilfried Herbst the narrator.
In 2000, the real-life version of The Grinch was released . Director Ron Howard took on the script and cast the lead role of the Grinch with Jim Carrey .
In 2018 the animated film The Grinch was released. In the original, Benedict Cumberbatch can be heard as Grinch.
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- ↑ Elizabeth Bird: Top 100 Picture Books Poll Results. (No longer available online.) In: A Fuse # 8 Production. School Library Journal (blog.schoollibraryjournal.com) July 6, 2012, archived from the original December 4, 2012 ; accessed on December 21, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
