New: The Grinch Pulling Star Special Edition by Jim Shore - Pre-Order Now
There's a question the Grinch raises every year that Jim Shore has finally answered in figurine form: is he putting the star on the tree, or taking it off? Looking at the expression on his face - that sideways grin, eyes narrowed with unmistakable Grinch energy - it could honestly go either way. And that ambiguity is exactly what makes this piece so perfectly in character.
The Grinch Pulling Star Special Edition by Jim Shore is available to pre-order now at £69.95 and is one of the most accomplished Grinch pieces Shore has produced.
The Piece in Detail
The composition is a scene rather than a simple character pose. The Grinch stands in his red Santa suit - covered in Shore's signature folk-art scroll and floral patterning - reaching up with one elongated green arm to grasp the gold star at the top of a fully decorated Christmas tree. The tree itself is sculpted in detail: deep green layered branches hung with red hearts, coloured baubles, and small ornaments across its full height. At its base, a cluster of wrapped gifts in Shore's characteristic quilt-patterned style - a Bethlehem star on one box, diagonal stripes on another.
The whole scene sits on a wide rectangular plinth with a woodgrain surface and a painted border of holly garlands, pine boughs, and Christmas ornaments running around all four sides - the kind of base detail that rewards closer inspection and gives the piece a finished, framed quality when displayed.
The Grinch's Santa suit is particularly well-executed. Shore's scrollwork patterning covers the red fabric in raised relief, catching the light differently from different angles, and the white fur trim at the hem and cuffs is cleanly delineated. The red and green colour blocking - the Grinch's vivid green skin against the red suit, beside the deep green tree - is bold and immediately legible across a room.
Why This One Stands Out
Shore has produced many Grinch pieces over the years - standalone character figurines, the Storybook format, the Grinch Stealing Presents scene - but the Pulling Star piece is compositionally one of the strongest. The vertical reach of the Grinch's arm against the triangular mass of the tree creates a natural diagonal that gives the piece genuine visual dynamism. It doesn't sit static on a shelf; it has direction and energy.
The Special Edition designation also matters for collectors. Special Edition pieces in the Jim Shore range are produced in limited quantities without the standard open-run availability - once the edition is exhausted, the piece doesn't return. Pre-ordering is the reliable way to secure it.
Who It's For
This is a strong piece for three distinct audiences. For dedicated Jim Shore collectors, it's a Special Edition scene piece with the kind of compositional ambition that marks the best work in the range. For Grinch fans, it captures the character's essential nature - that tension between mischief and the slowly growing heart - in a single moment better than almost any other piece available. And for anyone building a characterful Christmas display, the scale and visual impact at £69.95 represents exceptional value for a piece of this quality and detail.
It also pairs beautifully with the existing Grinch Storybook pieces already in the range - the Grinch Stealing Presents Storybook and the Grinch with Cindy-Lou and Max Storybook - for collectors building a dedicated Grinch display.
Pre-Order Now
The Grinch Pulling Star Special Edition is a pre-order and will ship when stock arrives. Given the Special Edition status, quantities are limited - pre-ordering secures your piece from the first delivery.
Pre-order the Grinch Pulling Star Special Edition by Jim Shore - £69.95