The language spoken by the Christmas players was a rich mixture of local English dialect and Old Cornish (similar to Welsh and Gaelic), and something of this flavor is preserved in Harve Zemach's retelling. Margot Zemach's pen-and-wash illustrations combine a refined sense of comedy with telling observation of character, felicitous drawing with decorative richness, to a degree that surpasses her own past accomplishments.
Duffy and the Devil is a 1973 New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of the Year and Outstanding Book of the Year, a 1974 National Book Award Finalist for Children's Books, and the winner of the 1974 Caldecott Medal.
The language spoken by the Christmas players was a rich mixture of local English dialect and Old Cornish (similar to Welsh and Gaelic), and something of this flavor is preserved in Harve Zemach's retelling. Margot Zemach's pen-and-wash illustrations combine a refined sense of comedy with telling observation of character, felicitous drawing with decorative richness, to a degree that surpasses her own past accomplishments.
Duffy and the Devil is a 1973 New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of the Year and Outstanding Book of the Year, a 1974 National Book Award Finalist for Children's Books, and the winner of the 1974 Caldecott Medal.
Duffy and the Devil: (Caldecott Medal Winner; National Book Award Finalist)
40Duffy and the Devil: (Caldecott Medal Winner; National Book Award Finalist)
40Paperback(Reprint)
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780374418977 |
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Publisher: | Square Fish |
Publication date: | 12/01/1986 |
Series: | Sunburst Book |
Edition description: | Reprint |
Pages: | 40 |
Sales rank: | 858,758 |
Product dimensions: | 8.47(w) x 10.26(h) x 0.11(d) |
Lexile: | 860L (what's this?) |
Age Range: | 5 - 8 Years |