Duffy and the Devil: A Cornish Tale Retold by Harve Zemach, Margot Zemach

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Duffy and the Devil was a popular play in Cornwall in the nineteenth century, performed at the Christmas season by groups of young people who went from house to house. The Zemachs have interpreted the folk tale which the play dramatized, recognizable as a version of the widespread... read more

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Squire Lovel of Trove had no wife.

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This is book 1974 of 75 in Caldecott Medal. (authoritative list)

Preceded by The Funny Little Woman, and followed by Arrow to the Sun.

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Harve Zemach (Author)
Margot Zemach (Illustrator)

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Caldecott Medal (1974)

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Dewey: 398.2094237

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Books › Children's Books › Authors & Illustrators, A-Z › ( Z ) › Zemach, Margot
Books › Children's Books › Literature › Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths › European
Books › Children's Books › Literature › Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths › Stories
Books › Children's Books › Literature › Humorous
Books › Children's Books › Ages 4-8

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Duffy and the Devil (edit title/settings)

A Cornish Tale Retold

by Harve Zemach (Author), Margot Zemach (Illustrator) (edit contributors)