![]() ![]() The book reached its 50 year milestone in 2013. The Edward Gorey house notes that Gorey's alphabet book has remained in print every since it was published. The back of the book shows a collection of tombstones. The Gashlycrumb Tinies comes in a string of more than 40 gems Gorey published in his lifetime, including favorites like The Epiplectic Bicycle and The Doubtful Guest. ![]() Other entries include "C is for Clare who wasted away" and "W is for Winnie embedded in ice." Poor little Winnie. The book begins with "A is for Amy who fell down the stairs." It follows with "B is for Basil assaulted by bears." For this entry an image shows little Basil surrounded by two very large bears. Buy a discounted Hardcover of The Gashlycrumb Tinies online from Australias leading online bookstore. It is an alphabet book but it really isn't appropriate for small children unless the parent wants to explain death as well as the alphabet. Booktopia has The Gashlycrumb Tinies by Edward Gorey. Death is standing behind the children holding an umbrella on the book's cover. The entries are accompanied by fascinating, dark drawings. The twenty-six children die in different ways as the dark humored book takes the reader from A to Z. They die in a number of different ways in Gorey's alphabet book. ![]() The Tinies have a very difficult time surviving. Edward Gorey created a creepy alphabet book called The Gashlycrumb Tinies. ![]()
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