#22 in Classics
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
- 64
- Pages
- about 1 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” is a brisk, funny Christmas tale in rhyme with a point that holds up: the holiday is not its presents. A grumpy loner robs a whole town on Christmas Eve and is puzzled by how the townspeople respond; the verse and the author’s own drawings make it a pleasure to read aloud. A reader with no fondness for the season may be left cold, well told as it is.
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About the book
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! is a children's Christmas book by Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel written in rhymed verse with illustrations by the author. It follows the Grinch, a cranky, 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. As a result of the townspeople's response, the Grinch realizes that Christmas is not all about money and presents.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.5 across 437 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 75% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Classics average of 7.7. That is how 8.4 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.2 | 54 | 12% |
| Hardcover | 8.5 | 383 | 88% |
Frequently asked
How long is How the Grinch Stole Christmas!?
It has 64 pages — shorter than 99% of the ranked books in Classics.
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