Cindy Lou Who

Cindy Lou Who is a character from Dr.

Seuss's 1957 book *How the Grinch Stole Christmas!*—a small, innocent Who child whose kindness toward the Grinch helps prompt his change of heart.

She has become a cultural touchstone for guileless childhood sweetness, sometimes invoked sarcastically: Don't look at me like some wide-eyed Cindy Lou Who.

Related

Jim Carrey · heart · stocking · Santa · Dr. Seuss · holiday · innocent · sweet · blonde · nightgown · chimney · presents · carol · little girl · snowflakes · ribbons · bows · trusting

Categories
Opposites
moral character in Christmas narratives

Cindy Lou Whothe Grinch

Festive-season spoiler

Ebenezer Scrooge · Krampus · cynics · curmudgeons · misanthropes

archetypal innocence vs. villainy

Cindy Lou Whothe Grinch

Festive-season spoiler

Cruella de Vil · Maleficent · Lord Voldemort · Darth Vader

archetypes of childhood innocence vs corruption

Cindy Lou WhoDraco Malfoy

Wednesday Addams · Eric Cartman

Family

who

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G