How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

1957 children's book by Dr. Seuss
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

Summary

How the Grinch Stole Christmas! is a literary work[1]. How the Grinch Stole Christmas! ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,065 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas! authored Dr. Seuss[3].
  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'s instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas! was published by Random House[5].
  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'s genre is children's literature[6].
  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'s genre is Christmas fiction[7].
  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'s genre is fairy tale[8].
  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas! followed If I Ran the Circus[9].
  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas! was followed by The Cat in the Hat[10].
  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'s language of work or name is recorded as American English[11].
  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'s language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'s country of origin is recorded as United States[13].
  • 1957 marks the founding of How the Grinch Stole Christmas![14].
  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas! was published on November 24, 1957[15].
  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'s characters is recorded as Grinch[16].
  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'s has edition or translation is recorded as How the Grinch Stole Christmas![17].
  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'s has edition or translation is recorded as How the Grinch Stole Christmas![18].
  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'s title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'}[19].
  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'s first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Every Who'}[20].
  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'s last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Grinch carved the roast beast!'}[21].
  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'s derivative work is recorded as Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas[22].
  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'s derivative work is recorded as The Bolt Who Screwed Christmas[23].
  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'s derivative work is recorded as Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas![24].
  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'s derivative work is recorded as The Grinch[25].
  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'s set during recurring event is recorded as Christmas and holiday season[26].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Poem[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: e7a01436-f2bb-4cda-8543-a858c3b1ac8a[28]

Body

Authorship and Creation

How the Grinch Stole Christmas! authored Dr. Seuss[3]. How the Grinch Stole Christmas! was published by Random House[5].

Publication

How the Grinch Stole Christmas! was released on November 24, 1957[15]. Languages include American English[11] and English[12]. Genres include children's literature[6], Christmas fiction[7], and fairy tale[8].

Adaptations and Inspiration

How the Grinch Stole Christmas! followed If I Ran the Circus[9]. How the Grinch Stole Christmas! was followed by The Cat in the Hat[10].

Why It Matters

How the Grinch Stole Christmas! ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,065 views/month).[2] How the Grinch Stole Christmas! has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] How the Grinch Stole Christmas! is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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