By Peter Neumeyer
Illustrated by Margot Zemach, Kaethe Zemach

"The Zemach Legacy" by Peter Zeumeyer.
Catalog Design by Rita Marshall.
24 Illustrations, Paper, 32 pages.
1,000 copies, First Edition.

From "Acknowledgments," by H. Nichols B. Clark:
"When I first encountered the work of Margot Zemach - specifically the drawing for Duffy and the Devil: A Cornish Tale - I marveled at the vibrant combination of line and color that was redolent of the 18th-century caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson. Zemach's work also reverberates with the work of such American contemporaries as Maurice Sendak and William Steig, and the fluctuating line weight of her pencil recalls the draftsmanship of Howard Pyle at his most energetic. Throughout, Zemach's art is informed by an irrepressible wit."

Illustrated by Margot Zemach, Kaethe Zemach

Dancing Line and Merry Color: The Worlds of Margot and Kaethe Zemach
July 25, 2004 - November 7, 2004 Exhibition Poster

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 folktale which the play dramatized, recognizable as a version of the widespread Rumpelstiltskin story. Its main themes are familiar, but the character and details of this picture book are entirely Cornish, as robust and distinctive as the higgledy-piggledy, cliff-hanging villages that dot England\'s southwestern coast from Penzance to Lands End. 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.

By Kaethe Zemach
Illustrated by Kaethe Zemach

Simon the Fiddler has just enough. He has food when he's hungry, friends when he's lonely, and a beautiful violin to play. But then one day Simon discovers the lure and the danger of MORE. More hats, more chairs, more toys. MORE! Is it possible to have just enough and not too much? Anyone young or old who feels a little overwhelmed by their stuff needs only one more thing: THIS BOOK.

By Margot Zemach
Illustrated by Margot Zemach

In this much-loved story, the resourceful biddy shows her lazy neighbors the value of honest work.

By Margot Zemach
Illustrated by Margot Zemach

A wise rabbi doles out surprising advice to a man complaining of overcrowded quarters in this Yiddish folktale. A Caldecott Honor Book.

By Margot Zemach
Illustrated by Margot Zemach

Once again, Margot Zemach brings new life to a traditional story: the tale of three wishes given as a reward to those who are both kind and compassionate.

By Harve Zemach
Illustrated by Margot Zemach

The untrue tale of an unjust judge who gets a much deserved reward. A Caldecott Honor Book.

By Mirra Ginsburg
Illustrated by Margot Zemach

An adaptation of a Korean folktale.

Set of six catalogs from the Museum's latest exhibits, including:

• Heart and Humor: The Picture Book Art of William Steig
• Dancing Line and Merry Color: The Worlds of Margot and Kaethe Zemach
• The Mysteries of Chris Van Allsburg
• The Picture Book Made New: Margaret Wise Brown and Her Illustrators
• Painter and Poet: The Wonderful World of Ashley Bryan
• Picturing the World: The Art of Alice and Martin Provensen

Illustrated by William Steig, Margot and Kaethe Zemach, Chris Van Allsburg, Ashley Bryan, Alice and Martin Provensen

Set of six posters from the Carle's most recent exhibits, including:

• Heart and Humor: The Picture Book Art of William Steig
• Dancing Line and Merry Color: The Worlds of Margot and Kaethe Zemach
• The Mysteries of Chris Van Allsburg
• The Picture Book Made New: Margaret Wise Brown and Her Illustrators
• Painter and Poet: The Wonderful World of Ashley Bryan
• Picturing the World: The Art of Alice and Martin Provensen

*For a limited time, set also includes free poster, Petra Mathers: Lottie's New Beach Towel.