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The Grinch holding a bitten cookie

Grinch with cookie in hand and his most mischievous grin. A fun page of the grumpiest holiday character, free to download and print as a PDF.

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Grinch with cookie in hand, furrowed brows, a sly grin and his trademark shaggy fur

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PDF · A4
Pages
1
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509 KB
Ink
Medium
Difficulty
Medium
Age
6–7 years, 8–10 years, Over 10
Category
Characters

On this sheet

The Grinch from the waist up with furrowed brows, a mischievous smile, fur at his neck and wrists and a round bitten cookie in one hand.

Coloring tip

Use a bright green for the fur and a golden brown for the cookie with darker chips.

Activity idea

Think of a good deed that could change the Grinch and draw it.

Did you know?

The Grinch's dog Max wears a single antler tied to his head in the original story.

About this drawing

The Grinch with cookie in hand and a sly grin is one of the most famous holiday characters ever, even though he starts out hating Christmas. Dr. Seuss introduced him in the 1957 book How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

The Grinch is a green, furry grump who lives in a cave on a mountain above Whoville with his loyal dog, Max. Down below, the Whos celebrate Christmas with feasting, noise and singing, and the Grinch cannot stand it. So he dresses up as Santa and sneaks into town to steal every present, decoration and scrap of food.

On Christmas morning, though, he hears the Whos singing together anyway, with nothing at all. He realizes Christmas does not come from a store, and his small heart grows three sizes that day. He returns everything and joins the feast, even carving the roast beast.

The story has been adapted many times: an animated TV special in 1966 that still airs every December, a live-action movie in 2000 and an animated film from Illumination in 2018. The character is so well known that calling someone a Grinch is now everyday slang for anyone who grumbles about the holidays.

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