

Seuss’ tale was such a hit that it became a television special in 1966.

Of course, it was the innocence of a child, little Cindy Lou Who (who was no more than two), and the non-commercial community of Whoville that pumped up the Grinch’s heart and turned that fuzzy curmudgeon into a roast beast-carving party animal. But one year the wuzzles, farflooters and roast beast all got to be too much for him and the Grinch decided to invade Whoville as an anti-Santa bent on pilfering every sign and symbol of holiday cheer. Atop an icy mountain, the Grinch would pout and seethe at the jubilant inhabitants of Whoville below. Seuss) wrote How the Grinch Stole Christmas, a children’s book about a reclusive, yule-loathing creature as green as a crab apple and twice as sour.
