Florence Parry Heide (1919 – 2011) was born in Pittsburgh and
graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1939.
The author of more than 100 children’s books, she and her husband
made their home in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Edward Gorey (1925 – 2000) was born in Chicago and received his
B.A. from Harvard. A master of dark humor, he said his formal art
training had been "negligible." He wrote more than 100 books
including The Gashlycrumb Tinies, The Doubtful Guest,
and Amphigorey. In addition to the Treehorn triology, he
illustrated works from T.S. Eliot, Edward Lear, John Updike,
Charles Dickens, H.G. Wells, and Bram Stoker. He lived on Cape
Cod and in New York City.
"Sheer fun." —School Library Journal
"For any child who has often felt ignored by the adult world, here
is a perfect gift to lift the spirits...will bring a chorus of
delight from younger readers." —Publishers Weekly
"It is always a pleasure to see that a new vehicle has been found
for Edward Gorey's distinctive drawings, and in this instance a
fey, imaginative little tale that fits them to perfection....The
Alice‐in‐Wonderland quality of shrinking and regrowth is deftly
treated. Gorey's drawings—old‐fashioned yet a little mod,
Beardsleyesque yet Sunday‐School clean, popping out with a
marvelous control of space and odd angles—enhance the feel of
melancholy and magic. They conjure up memories of listing attics,
fatal lozenges, curious sofas, Willowdale handcars and wuggly umps.
Not to mention nursery friezes, pious infants, vinegar works and
doubtful guests." —The New York Times
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