{"product_id":"it-could-always-be-worse-margot-zemach-9780374436360","title":"It Could Always Be Worse: A Yiddish Folk Tale (Caldecott Honor Book)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMargot Zemach's\u003ci\u003e It Could Always Be Worse\u003c\/i\u003e is a 1977 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Children's Book of the Year, an Outstanding Book of the Year, and a 1978 Caldecott Honor Book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnce upon a time a poor unfortunate man lived with his mother, his wife, and his six children in a one-room hut. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBecause they were so crowded, the children often fought and the man and his wife argued. When the poor man was unable to stand it any longer, he ran to the Rabbi for help. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs he follows the Rabbi's unlikely advice, the poor man's life goes from bad to worse, with increasingly uproarious results. In his little hut, silly calamity follows foolish catastrophe, all memorably depicted in full-color illustrations that are both funnier and lovelier than any this distinguished artist has done in the past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Margot Zemach\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0374436363\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374436360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Square Fish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/1990\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.06h x 10.00w x 0.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e18679 \/ It Could Always Be Worse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Caldecott Medal - Honor Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/28\/1990","brand":"Margot Zemach","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44055590371583,"sku":"9780374436360","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ab178df8-e922-438c-89f3-cbbdebe2dbed.jpg?v=1685036664","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/it-could-always-be-worse-margot-zemach-9780374436360","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}