Duffy and the devil
by Harve Zemach, Margot Zemach
FolkloreJuvenile literatureJuvenile fictionDevilKnitting
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Open LibraryAbout this book
The spinning and knitting the devil agrees to do for her win Duffy the Squire's name and a carefree life until it comes time for her to guess the devil's name.
Themes & subjects
FolkloreJuvenile literatureJuvenile fictionDevilKnittingWitches
Setting
Cornwall (County)Cornwall (England : County)England
About the authors
Harve Zemach
1933 – 1974
Harve Zemach was a children's book author. With his wife, Margot, who was an illustrator, they collaborated on 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.
Margot Zemach
30 November 1931 – 21 May 1989
Margot Zemach (November 30, 1931 – May 21, 1989) was an American illustrator of more than forty children's books, some of which she also wrote. Many were adaptations of folk tales from around the world, especially Yiddish and other Eastern European stories. She and her husband Harvey Fischtrom, writing as Harve Zemach, collaborated on several picture books including Duffy and the Devil for which she won the 1974 Caldecott Medal.
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