Wednesday, November 18, 2009

What is the name of the set of creepy gothic poems / cartoons of children in peril?

One of them starts something like A is for Alice who fell down the stairs, B is for Bobby attacked by bears etc. and has creepy black and white cartoons to go with it.

What is the name of the set of creepy gothic poems / cartoons of children in peril?
The Gashlycrumb Tinies, by Edward Gorey.
Reply:Edward Gorey produced a number of such books, including Amphigory, The Shrinking of Treehorn, and the Gashlycrumb Tinies.





Own them all! (They're just wonderful.)
Reply:I'm not sure. It is familiar. It might be a Shel Silverstein work.


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