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It Could Always Be Worse: A Yiddish Folk Tale
Margot Zemach
1977
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A children’s author and illustrator, Margot Zemach was born in Los Angeles. Her works included adaptations of folktales for children. Among her many awards were the Caldecott Medal and the Lewis Carroll Bookshelf Award.
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