Dedicated to the memory of the author's maternal great-grandmother, Helen St. John Garvey (1834–1907), and written and illustrated by Gorey in his characteristic fine-lined, 19th-century-engraving style, the work comprises 14 panels of illustration and rhyming text in iambic pentameter.
The work is dedicated to Helen St. John Garvey (1834–1907), a maternal great-grandmother, and illustrated in the style of Gorey's fine-lined 19th-century engraving. The book consists of 14 panels of illustrations and rhyming text written in iambic pentameter.