《Horton Hears a Who!》的原著也是苏斯博士,2008年的电影,估计看过的人很多,而看过1966年的《Dr.Seuss'How The Grinch Stole Christmas[苏斯博士:格林奇偷走圣诞节]》的大陆观众估计就寥寥可数。从上面的几段文字可以看出,苏斯博士的作品对美国人而言是启蒙读物,由此改编的26分钟动画片,所能引起的热潮实非外人所能想象了。
"And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow, stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so? It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags. . . . Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before. What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more."