One day, “An Osbick Bird flew down and sat/ On Emblus Fingby’s bowler hat.” His life was never the same after that. The Osbick Bird is a book about a man and a bird and the affection they share, the activities they enjoy, and their ultimate parting. It could also be about more than that. Many books are. Whether or not this small book means anything, you will certainly enjoy Edward Gorey’s verse and accompanying illustrations. 

Pomegranate, 2012. Hardcover.