Tim Burton - The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories

Okay, so I was so obviously going to like this whimsical, funny, macabre collection of monstrous-misfit-child poetry (and accompanying illustrations). Very much in the same vein as Burton's films, particularly (of course) the more child-like ones; I read the whole thing in Reader's Feast and was delighted. Will now proceed to be severely tempted by the associated figurines I've seen in the right shops around town...