Further Research

Texts Featured in this Exhibit:

Gorey, Edward. The Wuggly Ump. New York: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1963. Print. 

Gorey, Edward and Ib Penick. The Dwindling Party. New York: Random House, 1982. Print.

Gorey, Edward. The Gashlycrumb Tinies. or, After the Outing. New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1981. Print.

Gorey, Edward. Amphigorey: Fifteen Books by Edward Gorey. New York: Putnam, 1975. Print.

 

Further Reading:

Ariès , Philippe, and Patricia M. Ranum. Western Attitudes toward Death: From the Middle Ages to the Present. Baltimore and London: Johns Hopkins U, 1974. Print.

Barthelmess, Thom. "What Makes a Good Picture Book About Loss?" The Horn Book. N.p., 3 Sept. 2013. Web.

Bodmer, George R. "The Post-Modern Alphabet: Extending the Limits of the Contemporary Alphabet Book, from Seuss to Gorey." Children's Literature Association Quarterly 14.3 (1989): 115-17. Johns Hopkins University Press.

"Book Recommendations -- Choosing Great Books for Children." Scholastic. N.p., n.d. Web.

Bowen, Eve. "A Treasure Trove of Edward Gorey." The New York Review of Books. N.p., 4 Aug. 2012. Web.

Bradford, Edward. "Chronological Short-Title Edward Gorey Bibliography." The Edward Gorey House. N.p., n.d. Web.

Harvey, R. C. "Edward Gorey and the Eccentric Macabre." The Comics Journal. Fantagraphics Books Inc., 24 Sept. 2014. Web.

Gibson, Lois Rauch, and Laura M. Zaidman. "Death in Children's Literature: Taboo or Not Taboo?" Children's Literature Association Quarterly 16.4 (1991): 232-34. Johns Hopkins University Press.

Popova, Maria. "The Gashlycrumb Tinies: A Very Gorey Alphabet Book."Brain Pickings. N.p., 19 Jan. 2011. Web.

Pyles, Marian S. Death and Dying in Children and Young People's Literature: A Survey and Bibliography. Jefferson, North Carolina, and London: McFarland & Company, Inc., 1988. 

Shortsleeve, Kevin. "Edward Gorey, Children's Literature, and Nonsense Verse." Children's Literature Association Quarterly 27.1 (2002): 27-39. Johns Hopkins University Press.

Stallcup, Jackie. "Power, Fear, and Children's Picture Books"Children's Literature 30. Yale University Press2002: p. 125-154. Web. 

Steinhauer, Jillian. "The Gorey Details." Los Angeles Review of Books. N.p., 31 Oct. 2012. Web.

Susina, Jan. "Editor's Note: Kiddie Lit(e): The Dumbing Down of Children's Literature." The Lion and the Unicorn 17.1 (1993): V-Ix. Johns Hopkins University Press. 

Von Drasek, Lisa. "Let Children Read What They Want to Read." The New York Times. N.p., 27 Dec. 2012. Web.

Williams, Imogen Russell. "A Child's Eye View of Death: The Power of Picture Books to Explain." The Guardian. Guardian News and Media, 21 Oct. 2014. Web.

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