An illustrated retelling of the folk tale about the suitor who won't marry the farmer's daughter until he finds three people sillier than the girl and her parents
Margot Zemach was an American illustrator and author of children's books. Many were adaptations of folk tales from around the world - mostly Yiddish and other Eastern European stories. Zemach won the 1974 Caldecott Medal for her illustrations of the picture book "Duffy and the Devil", which was written by her husband.