Both stories drew on her love for folk tales, particularly those of Eastern Europe and the Yiddish tradition. Margot Zemach also received Caldecott Honor citations for The Judge : An Untrue Tale and It Could Always Be Worse. The Zemachs collaborated on a number of children's books including Duffy and the Devil : A Cornish Tale, a retelling of a Cornish folk tale that won Margot Zemach the Caldecott Award in 1974. The story drew on the Zemachs' experiences in Vienna and their knowledge of the city. Harvey Fichstrom, under the pseudonym Harve Zemach, authored many of the books Margot Zemach illustrated beginning with Small Boy Is Listening in 1959. Margot Zemach married Harvey Fichstrom in 1957 they had four daughters including Kaethe who would later become an author and illustrator of children's books. She attended various art schools in California and studied on a Fulbright Scholarship at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts in 1955-1956. Margot Zemach was born Novemin Los Angeles, California.
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