The Gashlycrumb Tinies is a book with pictures and words that tell a story about a bunch of kids who have really scary things happen to them. It looks like it is a book for kids, but it is actually for grown-ups because it can be really scary and sad.
Each page has a picture of a little kid, and below the picture is a word that starts with a different letter of the alphabet. So on one page, there might be a picture of a little girl named Amy, and the word below her might say "A is for Amy who fell down the stairs." On another page, there might be a picture of a little boy named Bertie, and the word below might say "B is for Bertie who choked on a cherry."
The book keeps going through the whole alphabet, with a different kid and a different scary thing happening to them on each page. It can be really sad because all the kids have something really scary happen to them, and some of them die.
Overall, The Gashlycrumb Tinies is a book that is really creepy and scary. It looks like a book for kids, but it is actually for grown-ups because it can be really sad and frightening.