![]() ![]() Cats and other odd creatures appear in many of his crosshatched illustrations. He had a profound affection for literature, film, ballet, and animals. Gorey was also a set and costume designer for innumerable theater productions, including a staging of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, for which he won a Tony. In these tales-each written by Florence Parry Heide and illustrated by Edward Gorey-Treehorn’s quandaries are complicated by preoccupied adults, his fickle friend Moshie, and, of course, comic books, coupons, and cereal box tops.Īrtist and author Edward Gorey (American, 1925–2000) is beloved for the boundless imagination and sharp humor exhibited in his more than 100 published works. The Shrinking of Treehorn finds him growing down instead of growing up in Treehorn’s Treasure, he puts a creative spin on an adage spoken by his father and a genie adds some befuddlement to the boy’s birthday in Treehorn’s Wish. The Treehorn Trilogy contains three well-loved stories chronicling the trials of Treehorn, a young boy with a talent for getting into and out of (and sometimes right back into) unusual situations. The Treehorn Trilogy by Florence Parry Heide and Edward Gorey / ISBN 9780764959585 / Boxed-set includes three hardcover books in a sturdy slipcase, 64 pages each, 6.5 x 6 inches, from Pomegranate ![]()
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