Books: Delightfully Dark Storybooks

All of Edward Gorey’s work.

…and all of Gris Grimly’s stories.

Monster Mama- Liz Rosenberg and Stephen Gammell

The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy and Other Stories- Tim Burton

Cinderella Skeleton- Rob D. San Souci and David Catrow

Mr. Punch- Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean

Signal to Noise- Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean

Violent Cases- Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean
Actually, check out anything by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean

The Spider and the Fly- Mary Howitt and Tony DiTerlizzi

The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher- Molly Bang

The Bearskinner- Laura Amy Schiltz and Max Grafe

The Halloween Tree- Ray Bradbury and Joseph Mugnaini







April 1, 2009 at 3:50 am
This is so wonderful that you are inspiring others through your site! You rock!
April 16, 2009 at 2:16 am
You raided my bookshelves!
I’m a children’s librarian, folk & fairy tale scholar, and writer, who also LOVES Alexander’s art work, which I first came across at Deviant Art a couple years ago. Isn’t he wonderful?