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Have fun with it. Read it. Reread it. Obsessively memorize it. That's fun! Measure it. How wide are the pages? A delight! Reach into your wallet. Take out the picture of your kids. Replace it with a clipped picture of Pinocchio. The best!

Nah, don't forget about your kids. And don't clip pictures out of the book. But maybe now when you read a classic fairy tale or watch a Disney movie, you'll remember Grimmer Tales and crack up just a bit. That's all I want. To screw up your memories of childhood stories forever. It's a humble request.

Plus, A lot of hard work and thought was put into Grimmer Tales. Not just by me. I got to work with the great production team at Plume on this. And I hope you enjoy the quality of the book. It's the kind of book you can set your watch to. An upstanding citizen. The kind of book that would help an old woman crosses the street. Seven times in a row. Just back and forth. Crossing the street. That old woman hates it!

And I want you to look this book as a great way to start the New Year. We all acknowledge that the end of times is near. So naturally that means more dinner parties. And why not chat up Grimmer Tales instead of talking about the inevitable onslaught of bees. Yes, yes, everyone knows about the wasting diseases and the lakes of fire. But have they heard about the Gingerbread Man's antics? That's fun! Those are bonafied antics!

And finally, I have to point this out. I'm eating breakfast right now and I've noticed that Lucky Charms cereal has a chart on the back of the box listing each of the marshmallow charms and their powers. There's a star that "gives the power to fly". Then there is a hot air balloon that "gives the power to float". Take a look! Don't let your flying get in the way of your floating.

You guys are great.

Thanks!

Grimmer Tales Erik Bergstrom Plume Fairy Tales Happily Never After