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It Could Always Be Worse: A Yiddish Folk Tale (Michael Di Capua books)
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Product Description
Once upon a time a poor unfortunate man lived with his mother, his wife, and his six children in a one-room hut.
Because they were so crowded, the children often fought and the man and his wife argued. When the poor man was unable to stand it any longer, he ran to the Rabbi for help.
As he follows the Rabbi's unlikely advice, the poor man's life goes from bad to worse, with increasingly uproarious results. In his little hut, silly calamity follows foolish catastrophe, all memorably depicted in full-color illustrations that are both funnier and lovelier than any this distinguished artist has done in the past.
It Could Always Be Worse is a 1977 New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of the Year and Outstanding Book of the Year, and a 1978 Caldecott Honor Book.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #33169 in Books
- Published on: 1990-09-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: .10" h x 10.00" w x 9.06" l, .30 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 32 pages
Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
A wise rabbi doles out surprising advice to a man complaining of overcrowded quarters in this Yiddish folktale; Zemach's exuberantly chaotic illustrations earned her a Caldecott Honor. Ages 3-up.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Review
The familiar tale of the simple villager whose house was so crowded and noisy, he went to the Rabbi for help. . .Never has the tale been made into a picture book of such beauty and gusto." --Starred, The Horn Book
About the Author
Margot Zemach's (1931--89) many acclaimed books include Duffy and the Devil, a Caldecott Medal Book, and The Judge, a Caldecott Honor Book (both written by Harve Zemach).
