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58-517: According to the book Horton Hears a Who! , the city of Whoville is located within a floating speck of dust which is then placed onto a clover flower by Horton the Elephant . In the book How the Grinch Stole Christmas however, the location of Whoville is never mentioned; geographic references include the mentioning of a several thousand-foot tall "Mount Crumpit", and an overlook just north of

116-453: A Who! Horton Hears a Who! is written in anapestic tetrameter , like many other Dr. Seuss books. Unlike some of his books, however, Horton contains a strong moral message—"a person's a person, no matter how small"—which Thomas Fensch identifies as "universal, multinational, multi-ethnic. In a word: Equality". The book unites two polar opposite worlds through Horton's determination, integrity, faithfulness, and bravery. Horton Hears

174-587: A Who! , rather than a mayor he is a professor of Science, Dr. H. Hoovey, who lives in the Eiffelberg Tower, played by Hans Conried . In the live-action film How the Grinch Stole Christmas , there is a mayor named Augustus May Who, played by Jeffrey Tambor . Actor Steve Carell voices the Mayor of Whoville in the 2008 animated film Horton Hears a Who . In this version, he is named Ned McDodd, and he lives with his wife, 96 daughters, and one son named Jo-Jo as well as

232-565: A Who! received praise for the moral message Dr. Seuss exemplifies through Horton the Elephant. A 2002 news article in the Santa Fe Reporter details comedic performer Susan Jayne Weiss saying, "Horton is the ultimate metaphor for believing in yourself, your mission and what you know to be true, against societal prescriptions to the contrary". Ben Witherington of the Asbury Theological Seminary applauds Dr. Seuss for his work in

290-528: A Who! was published on August 28, 1954, by Random House Children's Books which is a division of the publishing company Random House . There are four formats of the book that exist including a hardcopy version, a paperback version, an e-book version, and an audio version. There are several editions of the hardcopy version including a "Party Edition" and a 65th-anniversary edition. Dr. Seuss has sold hundreds of millions of copies in over thirty languages of his well-known children's books, which includes Horton Hears

348-538: A computer-animated feature-length film of the same name in 2008, using computer animation from Blue Sky Studios , the animation arm of 20th Century Fox . The cast includes Jim Carrey , Steve Carell , Carol Burnett , Will Arnett , and Amy Poehler . It was released on March 14, 2008. The film received 18 award nominations including a Kids' Choice Award, Golden Schmoes Award, and Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films. The film also won the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers Award at

406-468: A featured film. Also, Horton Hears a Who was adapted into a 26-minute television segment in 1970, and later into the 1987 Ukrainian short film My Friends, Where Are You? and the 1992 Russian short film I Can Hear You! . In 2008, Horton Hears a Who! was made into a full-length film. A CGI adaptation called The Grinch was released in 2018. In the Netflix adaptation of Green Eggs and Ham , Whoville

464-532: A high mountain, Mount Crumpit, a bitter, cave-dwelling creature named the Grinch lives with his dog , Max. In the 1987 Soviet Ukrainian animated Horton Hears A Who short by Kievnauchfilm titled My Friends, Where Are You? , the Whos resemble tiny yellow elves with pointy noises and cone shaped hats. In the 1992 Horton Hears A Who Russian animated short titled I Can Hear You! , the Whos are identical to humans and live in

522-455: A major plot point in the film. Many of the different characters, known as Whos, live within the speck that contains Whoville. The Whos are whimsical, human / leporid / kangaroo -like hybrid creatures who live in shaped houses, known for their warm hearts and welcoming spirits. They are small, furry humanoids with canine snouts, rabbit-like tails and big-sized kangaroo-like feet. As they celebrate Christmas and readily recognize its true meaning in

580-502: A simple agrarian society where they mow grass, work in the mill and rear chickens and horses as microscopic as they are, and Whoville is shown as a small village rather than a city (in contrast to the Jungle of Nool which seems to be a pastiche of 80's Soviet city life with occasional appearances of modern technology). In the live-action film, however, the Whos resemble ordinary people with large ears, buck-teeth and strange hairstyles, and while

638-643: A song for Heidi Montag'? And I'm like, 'What?'" The track was later included on Montag's debut studio album, Superficial (2010). On July 27, 2011, Momsen announced that the band would be the supporting act for Evanescence during the fall of 2011. Throughout 2012, Momsen and her band toured North America ; the second headlining tour, titled the Medicine Tour , began in March 2012 and culminated with supporting dates for Marilyn Manson 's 2012 world tour Hey Cruel World... Tour . Momsen also appeared as guest vocalist on

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696-580: Is also an actress. She is of partial Russian descent. She was raised Catholic , attending Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School for elementary school and later Herbert Hoover Middle School (in Potomac , Maryland), but is now non-religious. She also studied ballet at the Center of Creative Arts (COCA) in St. Louis. Momsen was signed with Ford Models at a very young age: "My parents signed me up with Ford [Modeling] at

754-524: Is located inside a snowflake, south of Mt. Crumpit within the mountainous High range of Pontoos, described in the film's introduction. As the story takes place in the winter, the speck on which Whoville has landed is now on a snowflake instead of a clover, which would be out of season. Because the city of Whoville resides on a speck, the Whoville depicted in 2008 film is prone to unexpected movement and weather and may from time to time change location altogether,

812-467: Is not mentioned. In the 1970s television special Horton Hears a Who! as well as the 2008 CGI-animated film of the same name , Whoville retains its literary location being within a speck on a clover flower. The 1966 television special How the Grinch Stole Christmas also stays true to the literature. In the 2000 live-action film adaptation Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas , from Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment , Whoville

870-468: Is played by actress Taylor Momsen . The Grinch is a fictional, green-colored creature with a cat -like face and a cynical personality. He lives in isolation on Mt. Crumpit with his dog Max. The Grinch overlooks the city of Whoville with a lack of empathy for all Whos. He is known to be of a different and more ambiguous species than the Whos, being stated as "more of a What" in the 2000 film; of his species, only he and his mother (the latter appearing only in

928-406: Is referred to in the pilot episode "Here". Guy-Am-I reads a newspaper and one article regarding "Who Were You in Whoville?". Additionally, Whoville was referred to as "Newville" in the 2022 horror film adaptation The Mean One , based on How the Grinch Stole Christmas! . Horton Hears a Who! Horton Hears a Who! is a children's book written and illustrated by Theodor Seuss Geisel under

986-501: Is soon harassed by the Wickersham Brothers, a group of monkeys (which are actually apes ). They steal the clover from him and give it to Vlad Vladikoff, a “black-bottomed” eagle . Vlad flies the clover a long distance, with Horton in pursuit, until Vlad drops it into the middle of a field of clovers that stretches for hundreds of miles. After an extremely long search, Horton finally finds the clover (the 3,000,000th flower) with

1044-496: Is the most popular line from Horton Hears a Who! and also serves as the major moral theme that Dr. Seuss conveys to his audience. Horton endures harassment to care for and ensure the safety of the Whos, who represent the insignificant. Horton Hears a Who! has been well-received in libraries, schools, and homes across the world. The book has been adapted as a 1970 television special and a 2008 animated film by Blue Sky Studios and 20th Century Fox Animation , and much of its plot

1102-818: The Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. The third album, Who You Selling For , was released in October 2016. In 2020, Momsen lent her vocals to the American rock band Evanescence for " Use My Voice ", a single from the band's album The Bitter Truth , alongside other artists such as American rock vocalist Lzzy Hale from Halestorm , Dutch symphonic metal vocalist Sharon den Adel from Within Temptation , and electronic violinist Lindsey Stirling . The Pretty Reckless released their fourth album, Death by Rock and Roll , on February 12, 2021. The Pretty Reckless became

1160-454: The ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards show. An animated series based on the book Horton Hears a Who! aimed at preschoolers, among other Seuss story adaptations, is in development for Netflix . Taylor Momsen Taylor Michel Momsen (born July 26, 1993) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, model, and former actress. Prior to her retirement from acting, she portrayed

1218-615: The Grinch Stole Christmas , her breakout role. In 2002, she played Gretel in Hansel and Gretel and Alexandra, the President's daughter, in Spy Kids ;2: The Island of Lost Dreams . Momsen's career came to a halt for over three years until she received a lead role in the WB series Misconceptions , which never aired. After that, she appeared in the 2006 film Saving Shiloh . She also auditioned for

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1276-412: The Mayor searches Whoville until he finds a very small shirker named JoJo, who is playing with a yo-yo instead of making noise. The Mayor carries him to the top of Eiffelberg Tower, where JoJo shouts out a loud "Yopp!", which finally makes the kangaroo and the monkeys hear the Whos. Now convinced of the Whos' existence, the other jungle animals vow to help Horton protect the tiny community. Horton Hears

1334-571: The November 2013 issue. In an interview with music journalist Jason Tanamor, when asked about posing for Playboy, she said, "I was at the mansion last week and took some pictures. Does that count?" Momsen has said that "music is where I can be me", stating that "acting is easy. I've been doing it for so long and I totally love it. But you're playing a character instead of yourself. Music is more personal because you're writing it and you're involved in every step of it." At seven years old, Momsen recorded

1392-576: The TV special The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat ) have been seen, and the mother had died several years prior to the story. The Grinch is played by actor Jim Carrey in the 2000 production of How the Grinch Stole Christmas! , who would later return to voice Horton in the 2008 animated film Horton Hears a Who . In the book Horton Hears a Who , there is a mayor in Whoville. In the 1970s animated special Horton Hears

1450-476: The Who children have ordinary human noses, the adult Whos' noses are snout shaped. Also, they are shown to be very greedy and materialistic as compared to the book version, making them more distraught initially when discovering their presents are gone. Cindy Lou Who is a generous young girl who was introduced in the book How the Grinch Stole Christmas! In the 2000 live-action film, How the Grinch Stole Christmas she

1508-492: The absence of material gifts, it is implied to be a majority Christian community; Seuss had gone through several attempts at a more explicitly Christian ending to How the Grinch Stole Christmas! but, dissatisfied in the idea of a heavy-handed approach, decided to leave the religious aspects implied. This is further supported by the presence of churches in Whoville as mentioned in Horton Hears A Who . Just north of Whoville, atop

1566-521: The age of two. No two-year-old wants to be working, but I had no choice. My whole life, I was in and out of school. I didn't have friends. I was working constantly and I didn't have a real life." She began acting professionally at three years of age in a 1997 national commercial for Shake 'n Bake . She was then cast in The Prophet's Game . In 2000, Momsen played the role of Cindy Lou Who in Dr. Seuss ' How

1624-501: The book has been adopted by the United States anti-abortion movement , with some interpreting "a person's a person, no matter how small" as being an allegory for the human fetus . This interpretation has been criticized by Audrey Geisel , the widow of the author, and Karl ZoBell, an attorney for Dr. Seuss Enterprises . Horton Hears a Who! was adapted into a half-hour animated TV special by MGM Animation/Visual Arts in 1970. It

1682-548: The book series by Cecily von Ziegesar . Momsen's appearances on the series became increasingly sporadic, and, by the end of the first half of the fourth season, she had only appeared in four episodes. It was then announced that the actress would be scheduled for an indefinite hiatus from the show, which ended with her leaving the series as a regular cast member after the completion of the fourth season in 2011. On August 16, 2011, Momsen told Elle magazine that she had quit acting to focus on her music career. On October 16, 2012, it

1740-519: The character of Cindy Lou Who in the film How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) and Jenny Humphrey on The CW 's teen drama series Gossip Girl (2007–2012). Momsen has been the frontwoman of the American rock band the Pretty Reckless since their inception in 2009. Momsen was born in St. Louis , Missouri . Her parents are Michael and Collette Momsen, and she has a younger sister, Sloane Momsen, who

1798-459: The characterization of Horton as the elephant fights to show the other animals that even the small people are people deserving of respect and love. Additionally, Witherington commended Dr. Seuss for his disdain for cynicism while proving that the imagination can solve life's troubles. Peter Tonguette, writing for National Review , lauded the book's intricate and thoughtful rhymes and appealing illustrations defined Seuss's work. In recent years,

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1856-460: The city of Whoville. In the town, visitors of Universal Orlando Resort can interact with the characters and explore the theme park. Whoville is one of the main locations in the 2000 game The Grinch in which the player, controlling the Grinch, tries to find and collect all the drawings and gifts. In the game The Grinch - Christmas Adventures 2023, Whoville is the third location in which the Grinch enters

1914-457: The city where the titular Grinch resides. In the 1977 television special Halloween Is Grinch Night , which implies that the overlook is located on Mount Crumpit, additional geographic features are added to Whoville such as Punkers Pond, where sea monsters known as Hakken-Kraks (an apparent play on the legendary kraken , and reference to one of the many creatures from his book 'Oh The Places You'll Go') reside. Again, however, its greater location

1972-489: The cover of Page Six Magazine when she was 15 years old in 2009. She also appeared on the February 2010 cover of Seventeen . In October 2010, Momsen wore a pair of platform stilettos, thigh-high stockings, and a holster strapped around her leg for Revolver . She appeared on the cover of FHM 's March 2012 edition and FHM ranked Momsen #29 in its 2012 Hot 100 issue. She also made her cover debut for Maxim in

2030-465: The face of Madonna 's 2010 fashion line "Material Girl", Momsen was announced on July 15, 2010. A week later, Momsen was announced as the model for John Galliano 's new women's fragrance, scheduled to launch in autumn 2010. In 2010, she appeared in a video for Galliano's "Parlez-Moi d'Amour" fragrance ad campaign. Momsen is the face of Samantha Thavasa's handbag line. She has done multiple photoshoots, press events, and commercials. Momsen appeared on

2088-619: The first track of ex Ministry member Paul Barker 's 2012 album Fix This . On November 30, 2012, it was announced that the Pretty Reckless' fourth single " Kill Me " would be released on December 11. The track was the last song to be featured in the Gossip Girl series finale. Momsen cites Kurt Cobain , Chris Cornell , the Beatles , Led Zeppelin , the Who , Pink Floyd , AC/DC , Marilyn Manson , Oasis , and Shirley Manson of Garbage as some of her personal influences. Going to Hell

2146-518: The importance of the individual was an exciting new concept. Geisel, who had harbored strong anti-Japan sentiments before and during World War II, changed his views dramatically after the war and used this book as an allegory for the American post-war occupation of the country . His comparison of the Whos and the Japanese was a way for him to express his willingness for companionship. Geisel strived to relay

2204-423: The inside of each house and steals gifts, and at the end of the game, the Grinch, under the control of the player, returns the gifts to all the houses of the city. The television program How the Grinch Stole Christmas! was a 26-minute special originally telecast on CBS in 1966. In 2000 How the Grinch Stole Christmas was developed into a motion picture, which became the first Dr. Seuss story ever made into

2262-463: The latest of a long lineage of the mayors of Whoville. There are differences between Hoovey, May Who and McDodd that are instantly noticeable: Hoovey, similarly to Horton, wishes to reveal the existence of other worlds to his world's inhabitants, May Who is a pompous, arrogant man who views himself as the only person worth listening to, whereas McDodd is "devoted, and fair and a little bit odd". Dr. Seuss created two children's books introducing readers to

2320-426: The magical world of Whoville. His first story, Horton Hears a Who was published in 1954. His second use of Whoville was in the story How the Grinch Stole Christmas published in 1957. Seussical , is a Broadway musical produced by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty in 2000. The musical is a collection of Dr. Seuss's most famous stories that were combined to represent a synthesis of his work. The majority of

2378-450: The majority of late 2013 throughout 2014 on tour supporting Going To Hell . In 2014, her band also supported Fall Out Boy in their European leg of the Save Rock n Roll Tour along with New Politics. Throughout 2015, Momsen continued to record new material for the third Pretty Reckless album. On September 29, 2016, the band released the single "Take Me Down" , which reached number one on

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2436-511: The message that the Japanese should be valued equally, especially in a stressful post-war era. He dedicated the book to a Japanese friend. The book tells the story of Horton the Elephant , who, "On the 15th of May, in The Jungle of Nool", while splashing in a pool, hears a speck of dust talking to him. Horton surmises that a small person lives on the speck and places it on the top of a red clover , vowing to protect it. He later discovers that

2494-462: The musical centers around the life in Whoville, especially the Whos' Christmas pageant and Horton the elephant. Both themes were based on the plots of How the Grinch Stole Christmas! and Horton Hears a Who! Universal Orlando Resort endorses Dr. Seuss's work by attributing a section of the amusement park to him. Within the Universal Islands of Adventure , there is a component designated to

2552-410: The pen name Dr. Seuss . It was published in 1954 by Random House . This book tells the story of Horton the Elephant and his adventures saving Whoville , a tiny planet located on a speck of dust, from the animals who mock him. These animals attempt to steal and burn the speck of dust, so Horton goes to great lengths to save Whoville from being incinerated. "A person's a person, no matter how small"

2610-468: The play was written by Tony Award winners Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty. The show flopped and eventually closed six months later on May 20, 2001. Known as one of "Broadway's biggest losers", Seussical lost an estimated 11 million dollars. During its time on Broadway, Seussical ' s Kevin Chamberlin was nominated for one Tony Award (Best Actor in a Musical). Horton Hears a Who! was adapted into

2668-575: The song "Where Are You Christmas?" for the soundtrack to How the Grinch Stole Christmas . In 2002, she recorded the songs "One Small Voice" and " Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer " for the compilation album School's Out! Christmas . In March 2009, Momsen stated in an interview with OK! magazine that her band the Pretty Reckless had signed a deal with Interscope Records . She played her first tour with her band opening for The Veronicas on their Revenge Is Sweeter Tour in spring 2009. After

2726-405: The song when she was 8 years old and recorded it as a demo with a producer. Montag released the song as a digital only single, with the music video being directed by her husband Spencer Pratt . Momsen commented about the recording: "I'm like, okay, dude, you're singing an 8-year-old's words, but that's cool. It's so funny because I didn't shop it or anything and I get this call going, 'Did you write

2784-485: The speck is actually a tiny planet , home to a community called Whoville , where microscopic creatures called Whos live. The Mayor of Whoville asks Horton to protect them from harm, which Horton happily agrees to, proclaiming throughout the book, "A person's a person, no matter how small". Throughout the book, Horton is trying to convince the Jungle of Nool that "a person is a person no matter how small" and that everyone should be treated equally. In his mission to protect

2842-572: The speck on it. However, the Mayor informs him that Whoville, the town on the speck, is in bad shape from the fall, and Horton discovers that the sour kangaroo and the Wickersham Brothers (along with their extended family) have caught up to him. They tie Horton up and threaten to boil the speck in a hot steaming kettle of " Beezle-Nut " oil. To save Whoville, Horton implores the little people to make as much noise as they can, to prove their existence. So almost everyone in Whoville shouts, sings, and plays instruments, but still no one but Horton can hear them. So

2900-409: The speck, Horton is ridiculed and harassed by the other animals in the jungle for it since they believe that anything that can't be seen or heard is nonexistent. He is first criticized by the sour kangaroo and her joey . The splash they make as they jump into the pool almost reaches the speck, so Horton decides to find somewhere safer for it. But the news of his odd new behavior spreads quickly, and he

2958-608: The title role in Hannah Montana , and was in the top three, but the role was instead awarded to Miley Cyrus —a decision that Momsen was happy with in retrospect. In 2007, she starred in the Walt Disney Pictures film Underdog as Molly and as Jennifer in the movie Paranoid Park , directed by Gus Van Sant . Beginning in 2007, she played the character of Jenny Humphrey in The CW television series Gossip Girl , based on

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3016-525: The tour, Momsen began working with guitarist Ben Phillips, who would soon join the band. Momsen subsequently swapped out her former bandmates. She co-writes songs with Phillips; in addition to lead vocals, Momsen also plays rhythm guitar. The band's debut album Light Me Up was released on August 30, 2010, in the UK, where it debuted at number 6, as well as at number 18 in Ireland. The first single " Make Me Wanna Die "

3074-464: Was awarded a Peabody Award for the animated special Horton Hears a Who! The story, along with Horton Hatches the Egg , also provides the basic plot for the 2000 Broadway musical Seussical with "the biggest blame fool in the jungle of Nool", Horton the Elephant, as the main protagonist. Seussical debuted on November 30, 2000, at the famed Richard Rodgers Theatre with high expectations. The music in

3132-408: Was directed by Chuck Jones , produced by Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss), and narrated by Hans Conried , who also voiced Horton. The Sour Kangaroo (voiced by June Foray )'s name is Jane Kangaroo while her son is named Junior. Horton's contact in Whoville was not the Mayor, but a scientist named Dr. Hoovie who was also voiced by Hans Conried . Vlad Vladikov's name was changed to Whizzer McWoff. Dr. Seuss

3190-521: Was incorporated into the Broadway musical production Seussical . Geisel began work on Horton Hears a Who! in the fall of 1953. It is his second book to feature Horton the Elephant with the first being Horton Hatches the Egg . The Whos would later reappear in How the Grinch Stole Christmas! . The book's main theme, "a person's a person no matter how small", was Geisel's reaction to his visit to Japan, where

3248-591: Was released on March 18, 2014. The release marked the band's largest sales week to date and landed at number five on the Billboard 200 with over 35,000 copies sold in its first week. The success of the record saw Taylor, along with the rest of the band, break records when they became the first female-fronted band to reach No. 1 on the rock radio charts with its first two singles: "Heaven Knows" in March 2014 and "Fucked Up World" in September 2014. The Pretty Reckless also spent

3306-448: Was released on May 30, 2010, while the second single " Miss Nothing " which was released on August 23, 2010, peaked at number 39. " Just Tonight " was released as the album's third single. Songs from this album have featured in the movie Kick-Ass as well as the television series The Vampire Diaries and Gossip Girl . Television personality Heidi Montag recorded "Blackout", a song written by Momsen. According to Momsen, she wrote

3364-624: Was reported that Momsen would be returning to Gossip Girl for its final episode , in which she appeared briefly in the wedding sequence. Reflecting on her child acting career, she described it as an "alienating" experience, detailing bullying she received after her performance in How the Grinch Stole Christmas . In June 2008, at the age of 14, Momsen signed to IMG Models . She was the face of British fashion chain New Look for its spring/summer 2010 collection. After weeks of speculation about who would be

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