'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. Seuss Enterprises, L.P., All Rights Reserved, via AP The cover of the new book 'How the Grinch Lost Christmas!' a sequel to 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas!' 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!' Forbes magazine ranked him eighth on a 2022 list of the highest-paid dead celebrities, with $32 million in earnings.BOSTON - Dr. Seuss Enterprises to cease publication of six books, including “And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street” and “If I Ran the Zoo.”īut his work remains popular. Some of his work has been criticized in recent years because of racist imagery that in 2021 prompted Dr. Geisel, who died in 1991 at age 87, authored dozens of books, including “Green Eggs and Ham” and “The Cat in the Hat.”

Seuss Enterprises.īut when his plan goes awry, the Grinch turns into his old, cold-hearted self, until his friend Cindy-Lou Who, reminds him that Christmas is not all about winning. In the sequel, the Grinch wants to show how much he loves the holiday by winning Who-ville’s Christmas Crown with the most spectacular Christmas tree ever seen, according to Dr. When the Whos gather to sing on Christmas morning, the Grinch realizes that the holiday is not about toys and feasting, but about joyously celebrating with family and neighbors and as Seuss wrote, the Grinch’s “heart grew three sizes that day.” In the original, the Grinch tries to ruin Christmas for the people of Who-ville by making off in the middle of the night with all the material trappings and sumptuous food of the holiday. “When I heard of the opportunity to be a part of this project, I jumped at the chance only to find that it was difficult and daunting to approach adding to or expanding such an esteemed and treasured part of the American Christmas canon,” he said.

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