It Could Always Be Worse by Zemach, Margot

Scholastic, Incorporated, 1986. Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Scholastic, Incorporated, 1986. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

UsedVeryGood. Cover wear but no writing or tears

Scholastic, Incorporated. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Scholastic, 1986-01. Paperback. Good.

Scholastic, Incorporated. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

New York: Scholastic, 1976. First edition. Softcover. Near Fine. Near fine, with light wear to spine crease. First edition. Softcover. Unpaginated. A Yiddish folktale retold with full-color illustrations. When a poor and desperate man can't find any peace in his crowded home, his Rabbi gives him some unusual advice. Blue Ribbon award winner.

WJCS writing inside front wrap, else content appears as new, unread and unblemished with fine wraps displaying minimal surface/edge wear, as shown.About the book: A Caldecott Honor Book An ALA Notable Book Fanfare, The Horn Book's Honor List A New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of the Year A New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year The Caldecott Honor book, now in a paperback Spanish edition.
Remember the "poor unfortunate man" who feels crowded with his mother, wife, and six children in a little one-room hut—until the Rabbi instructs him to bring his chickens, goat, and cow inside as well?Marilyn Hirsch did a picture book of the same tale in 1974, with less strength but more variation from page to page; Zemach's scenes—of cumulative chaos indoors, brown shacks from the outside, and the poor man's treks to and from the Rabbi—don't really overcome the story's essentially repetitive staging. But her familiar frowzy figures take on a sturdier cloddishness… Read More