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The Grinch, a fictional, bitter, cave-dwelling, catlike creature with a heart "two sizes too small", lives on snowy Mount Crumpit high mountain just north of Whoville, home of the merry and warm-hearted Whos. His only companion is his faithful dog, Max. From his perch high atop Mount Crumpit, the Grinch can hear the noisy Christmas festivities that take place in Whoville. Jealous of the Whos' happiness, he makes plans to descend on the town and, by means of burglary, deprive them of their Christmas presents, holiday ham and decorations and thus "prevent Christmas from coming." However, he learns in the end that despite his success in stealing all the Christmas presents and decorations from the Whos, Christmas comes just the same. He then realizes that Christmas is more than just gifts and presents. His heart grows three sizes larger; he returns all the presents and trimmings and is warmly welcomed into the community of the Whos. 2

 On December 20, there will be a book reading at the Little Book Store at 6 p.m.  Children age 3-8 are welcome.  There will be refreshments: pop, cookies  Also there will be craft your own Grinch Hat at 5:30 p.m. 3

 There will also be a special guest reading “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!”  Hope to see you and your children at this special Christmas book party!  Don’t be a Grinch and Join us! 4