How the Grinch Stole Christmas: According to Max! by Alastair Heim and Aristrides Ruiz - ADVISABLE

How the Grinch Stole Christmas: According to Max! by Alastair Heim and Aristrides Ruiz. Random House, 2026. $20. 9798217228072

BUYING ADVISORY: Pre-K, EL (K-3) - ADVISABLE

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Max loves everything about Christmas and especially the way the Whos celebrate. When the Grinch reveals his horrid plans, Max does what he can to thwart him, but what can one scared puppy do?

Heim does a pretty good job mimicking Seuss’s rhyming rhythms for a new look at the classic tale. Max is earnest, is unsuccessful, but we knew that going in, didn’t we.

Cindy, Middle School Librarian, MLS