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Duffy and the Devil
The Cornish version of Rumpelstiltskin has delightful twists. When the maid guesses the devil's name, everything that he has sewn turns to ashes. Lightly colored illustrations treat the story with grand humor, and at the instant the name is guessed, the Squire is left standing in the fields, naked except for hat and shoes.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1974 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780374318871
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It Could Always Be Worse
Crowded into one room with his mother, wife, and six children, a man goes to the rabbi for help. The rabbi's answer is to bring one animal after another to live in the house. Dynamic, earth-toned paintings with an eastern European look capture the humor of the rabbi's good advice.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1978 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780374336509
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The Judge: An Untrue Tale
Prisoner after prisoner excitedly tells the Judge about the horrible thing that is on its way. The no-nonsense Judge throws them all in jail. When the horrible thing comes, poetic justice is done. Illustrated in watercolors and line drawings, the robust, pinkish characters tell their cumulative rhyming tale.- Fiction, Poetry
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1970 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780374339609