EX-23 6 dex23.htm CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Exhibit 23

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements of American Greetings Corporation listed below of our reports dated April 19, 2006, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of American Greetings Corporation, American Greetings Corporation management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of American Greetings Corporation included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended February 28, 2006.

 

Registration
Number

   

Description

   

Filing Date

2-89471

    Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-3 Registration Statement    May 27, 1986

2-84911

    Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-8 Registration Statement    May 31, 1984

33-975

    American Greetings Corporation 1985 Incentive Stock Option Plan – Form S-8 Registration Statement    November 7, 1985

33-16180

    American Greetings Corporation 1987 Class B Stock Option Plan – Form S-8 Registration Statement    July 31, 1987

33-45673

    American Greetings Corporation Employees’ Retirement Profit Sharing Plan – Form S-8 Registration Statement    February 4, 1992

33-58582

    American Greetings Corporation 1992 Stock Option Plan – Form S-8 Registration Statement    February 22, 1993

33-61037

    American Greetings Corporation 1995 Director Stock Plan – Form S-8 Registration Statement    July 14, 1995

33-08123

    American Greetings Corporation 1996 Employee Stock Option Plan – Form S-8 Registration Statement    July 15, 1996

333-41912

    American Greetings Corporation 1997 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan (as amended June 24, 2000) – Form S-8 Registration Statement    July 21, 2000

333-65534

    American Greetings Corporation 1997 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan (as amended June 22, 2001) – Form S-8 Registration Statement    July 20, 2001

333-75696

    American Greetings Employment Agreement with Selling Shareholder – Form S-8 Registration Statement    December 21, 2001

333-121982

    American Greetings Corporation 1997 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan (as amended June 25, 2004) – Form S-8 Registration Statement    January 12, 2005

333-123041

    American Greetings Corporation 1995 Director Stock Plan – Form S-8 Registration Statement    February 28, 2005

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Cleveland, Ohio

May 8, 2006