The original Grinch book has sold nearly 10 million copies in North America alone and like other Seuss books has been translated into multiple languages. “One of the most asked questions we receive from Seuss fans of all ages is ‘What do you think happened to the Grinch after he stole Christmas?” said Alice Jonaitis, executive editor at Random House Children’s Books, in a statement. The sequel entitled “How the Grinch Lost Christmas!” is not based on a newly discovered manuscript by Seuss - whose real name was Theodor Geisel - but was written and illustrated by an author and artist with previous experience in the Dr. Seuss Enterprises and Random House Children’s Books announced Thursday. The new book picks up one year after the original, and like the first, teaches a valuable lesson about the true spirit of the holiday, Dr. Seuss fans might find their hearts growing three sizes this coming holiday season with the release of a sequel to the 1957 classic children's book “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (Note: If you do happen to want to watch Jim Carrey strutting around as the furry green guy in Ron Howard's How the Grinch Stole Christmas version from 2000, that film is currently available to stream on Netflix and will air on Freeform on Dec. The film is also available for paid rental streaming on YouTube and Vudu. So, if you want to gather all your little Whos around to watch the Grinch's heart grow three sizes in spite of himself, NBC will air How the Grinch Stole Christmas on Christmas Day, Dec. Despite more than half a century passing since its original airing and two feature film adaptations to follow, it still remains the seminal screen version. The mini-movie was produced by Chuck Jones, narrated by Boris Karloff, and features the musical talents of Thurl Ravenscroft.
Realizing that the holiday is about more than just presents, he returns the stolen goods and joins in on the merriment. But rather than mournful cries the next day, the cave-dwelling creature finds them singing a jolly Christmas song their spirit simply cannot be broken.
Seuss' classic Christmas tale of a thieving miser who tries to sabotage the Whos' Christmas morning celebration by stealing everything from the ornaments to the roast beast to, yes, even the ice cubes. Outside of all the noise, noise, NOISE of the holiday season, there's still a whole lot of merriment to be found in Whoville right now, so what better way to celebrate than queuing up the eternally relevant Dr.
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