Cohen, the world’s authority on all-things-Dr. “ The Grinch is as closely associated with Christmas as Santa Claus, Scrooge and Rudolph“, wrote Charles D. I was like a little kid all over again enjoying the rhythmic verses, the weird and wonderful creatures of his illustrations, and the mangling of everyday words and names was so uniquely witty. The interplay between words and pictures was an instant hit with us both. Once, twice, many times over, he could not get enough and neither could I. One day he brought “One Fish Two Fish” and “Green Eggs and Ham” from his pre-school library and we read them aloud. My son’s toddler years were immersed in reading vintage Russian picture books from our home library. It took me a very long time to discover his books, even though I was into reading and children’s literature all my life. If you are anything like me 20 years ago, when I had just moved to Australia from a non-English speaking Soviet Union, you would never have heard of Dr. I dare say that any translation of the Seussian signature wordplay for non-English speakers, would be near impossible. “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” should be part of every Christmas reading list in the English-speaking world.
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