Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch – Teaching Your Kids How To Read And Other Important Life Lessons
We all know that Mr. Grinch is a mean one. But is he rotten enough the mess up and even destroy Whoville’s Christmas celebration, even if Cindy Lou Who nominated The Grinch to be the Cheermeister Of The Year? You and your kids would find out after reading the classic picture book ‘How The Grinch Stole Christmas’ by Pulitzer-prize winning author Dr. Seuss. This early readers’ book became a huge hit…so huge that it was novelized and even had a movie adaptation. What made this kids’ picture and reading book so popular? Why not read on to find out!
Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch – The Plot
When my 8 year old son had a look at the face of Jim Carey as The Grinch, he got up from his seat and said – “That’s not the real Grinch!” Well, that’s true of course. It’s really hard when a book you have been reading for years made it to the silver screen and when you see a Hollywood star get the leading role. Now, I’m not here to talk about the movie adaptation. Instead, we will take a closer look at the original story – The Grinch that has a mean spirit and a real face that is filled with green fur. Throughout the book, you will find the face of The Grinch changing from bad to worse, then taking a sudden turn – his face getting tender and caring when he finally realizes the true meaning of Christmas.
However, you don’t get to that part until you see the Grinch shocks and delights you when he disguises himself as Santa. With the help of his dog Max, the Grinch became a sinister to the society (and a very hard one to catch at that) – stealing all of the gifts, toys, and goodies. The Grinch is so sure that once all of the material stuff that people have during Christmas is gone, so does the whole spirit that the celebration has. Well, it turns out that he is gravely mistaken. Grab your copy of Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch and find out how exactly this mean and green creature turned from bad, worse, to good. Bottom line – this book is a classic. Don’t settle for anything less!
Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch – My Review
I loved this book so much that I have memorized it! YES, even now that I already have an eight year old son, I remember every word and every line in the book. The young as well as the young at young at heart will surely love the silly and crazy rhymes and words that Dr. Seuss has written in this book. Have you ever received a “fuzzle” for Christmas? Have you ever eaten a “Who Hash”? To do so, you need to go to Whoville, and this book will take you there.
Fun to read – so fun that your child will learn how to read on his own without even realizing it. However, the niceties that this book has don’t end there. It gives out a very important Christmas message that I think is very apt for our society today. You see, it’s very easy to get caught up in the holidays – the gifts, the goodies, material things, etc., that one can unknowingly forget the whole spirit and true meaning of Christmas.
Let me tell you one of my favorite quotes from The Grinch – “He puzzled and puzzled til his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before. Maybe Christmas…doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more.” Read that over and over again. That line should be more than enough to make you realize the true meaning of Christmas.
Teaches your kids to read and how to appreciate the true meaning of Christmas – not a lot of books can do that. I’m giving Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch two thumbs up!