“The Twelve Terrors of Christmas” by John Updike, illustrated by Edward Gorey (more photos here – buy it here)…

Quoted from Wikipedia: “The Gashlycrumb Tinies is an abecedarian book written by Edward Gorey that was first published in 1963. Gorey tells the tale of 26 children (each representing a letter of the alphabet) and their untimely deaths in rhyming dactylic couplets, accompanied by the author’s distinctive black and white illustrations.”

Here‘s a beautiful animated gif.