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Gashlycrumb Tinies

Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 74,521 Ratings and 1,474 Reviews

Book Description
"A is for Amy who fell down the stairs. B is for Basil assaulted by bears. C is for Clara who wasted away. D is for Desmond thrown out of a sleigh..." The rhyming couplets of this grim abecedarian are familiar, of course, to devotees of macabre humor, but the darkly crosshatched drawings are (as Poe put it) "the soul of the plot." Several years went by during which The Gashlycrumb Tinies: Or, Afte... More
Book Information
PublisherPeter Weed Books
BindingHardcover (13 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages64
ISBN-100926637010
ISBN-13978-0926637016
Publication Date12/1986
The Creators
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About Edward Gorey (Author) : Edward Gorey is a published author, editor, and an illustrator of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Edward Gorey include Amphigorey, The epiplectic bicycle, The ... more
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3/28/2011 michael youngman tagged as: Inspired me

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10/24/2008 Veronica Holden said: Gorey is amazing. Dark children's literature. Not for the faint-hearted!
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10/1/2008 Zombienose said: This book is an eternal source of inspiration!
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10/1/2008 jason walton said: Can't help myself. Love Gorey's twisted stories and odd titles.
tags: troubling, dark, twisted, I recommend

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2/9/2008 monkey (none) said:
if you feel compelled to inflict an abcederium on a child, this is the one! a guaranteed note home from the preschool teacher when the tot begins reciting "A is for Amy who fell down the stairs, B is for Basil assaulted by bears." rhyming couplets, classic gorey illustrations and the all the lette... more

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8/31/2007 Elizabeth Bluemle tagged as: I Read

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