First published in the USA by Random House Children’s Books in 2018
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The movie Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch © Universal Studios 2018
Based on How the Grinch Stole Christmas! book and characters
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Source ISBN: 9780008288303
Ebook Edition © ISBN: 9780008288310
Version: 2018-10-11
Contents
Celebrate with these other festive feasts …
Far past any place you’ve ever been, surrounded by snowy mountains and deep forests, was a beautiful, wonderful town – a town like no other.
Who-ville.
Who-ville was a happy, friendly place full of happy, friendly Whos. But there was one time of year when Who-ville became even happier, with festive decorations and music everywhere. In the weeks before Christmas, the Whos rushed around Who-ville buying presents, bows, glitter, wrapping paper and delicious food for their family feasts. On street corners, Whos handed out green wreaths and striped candy canes, made fresh right on the spot.
Lots of fresh, sparkling white snow fell on Who-ville all through the wintertime, and the Whos loved it! They rode snow-bikes to work. They skied. They sledged. They skated. They made snowmen. A special machine even cranked out snowballs by the dozens for snowball fights.
Yes, the Whos down in Who-ville liked Christmas a lot.
But the Grinch, in his cave north of Who-ville, did NOT!
The Grinch’s cave towered high above Who-ville, up on Mt. Crumpit. A winding trail towards it was crowded with signs that read:
The Grinch did NOT like visitors.
Through twisted iron gates stood a door carved into the side of the mountain. Through that door, in a well-furnished cave with a maze of rooms and chambers, lived the grumpy green Grinch and his faithful little dog, Max.
On the snowy