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.



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|RegistrationNumber |  | Description                                                                                                                            |  | Filing Date      
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|2-89471            |  | Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-3 Registration Statement                                                                      |  | May 27, 1986     
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|2-84911            |  | Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-8 Registration Statement                                                                      |  | May 31, 1984     
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|33-975             |  | American Greetings Corporation 1985 Incentive Stock Option Plan  Form S-8 Registration Statement                                      |  | November 7, 1985 
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|33-16180           |  | American Greetings Corporation 1987 Class B Stock Option Plan  Form S-8 Registration Statement                                        |  | July 31, 1987    
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|33-45673           |  | American Greetings Corporation Employees Retirement Profit Sharing Plan  Form S-8 Registration Statement                             |  | February 4, 1992 
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|33-58582           |  | American Greetings Corporation 1992 Stock Option Plan  Form S-8 Registration Statement                                                |  | February 22, 1993
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|33-61037           |  | American Greetings Corporation 1995 Director Stock Plan  Form S-8 Registration Statement                                              |  | July 14, 1995    
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|33-08123           |  | American Greetings Corporation 1996 Employee Stock Option Plan  Form S-8 Registration Statement                                       |  | July 15, 1996    
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|333-41912          |  | American Greetings Corporation 1997 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan (as amended June 24, 2000)  Form S-8 Registration Statement |  | July 21, 2000    
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|333-65534          |  | American Greetings Corporation 1997 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan (as amended June 22, 2001)  Form S-8 Registration Statement |  | July 20, 2001    
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|333-75696          |  | American Greetings Employment Agreement with Selling Shareholder  Form S-8 Registration Statement                                     |  | December 21, 2001
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|333-121982         |  | American Greetings Corporation 1997 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan (as amended June 25, 2004)  Form S-8 Registration Statement |  | January 12, 2005 
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|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