My Favorite Holiday Book

A is for Amy who fell down the stairs.



B is for Basil, assaulted by bears.

Heehee. These are excerpts from Edward Gorey's classic book, "The Gashlycrumb Tinies." I'm not kidding. I love it. Someone gave it to me as a present a long time ago, and I read it whenever I need to cheer myself up. (My favorite? "N is for Neville who died of ennui.") You can read the whole thing here. (In English AND Spanish!)

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