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It Could Always Be Worse
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It Could Always Be Worse Paperback - 1990

by Margot Zemach; Margot Zemach (Illustrator)


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Margot Zemach's It Could Always Be Worse is a 1977 New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of the Year, an Outstanding Book of the Year, and a 1978 Caldecott Honor Book.

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.

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Once upon a time in a small village a poor unfortunate man lived with his mother, his wife, and his six children in a little one-room hut.

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  • Title It Could Always Be Worse
  • Author Margot Zemach; Margot Zemach (Illustrator)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reissue
  • Pages 32
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Square Fish
  • Date 1990-09-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • ISBN 9780374436360 / 0374436363
  • Weight 0.3 lbs (0.14 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.06 x 10 x 0.1 in (23.01 x 25.40 x 0.25 cm)
  • Ages 03 to 06 years
  • Grade levels P - 1
  • Reading level 590
  • Themes
    • Ethnic Orientation: Jewish
    • Religious Orientation: Jewish
  • Library of Congress subjects Folklore, Jews
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 76053895
  • Dewey Decimal Code 398.2

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Citations

  • Publishers Weekly, 09/28/1990, Page 0

About the author

Margot Zemach (1931-89) was born in Los Angeles, California. She began illustrating stories by her husband, Harve, in 1959, and their subsequent collaborations led to many enduring children's books, including The Judge: An Untrue Tale, a Caldecott Honor Book; A Penny a Look, an ALA Notable Book; and Duffy and the Devil, recipient of the Caldecott Medal.

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