''Duffy and the Devil'' (1973) is a book by

Margot Zemach Margot Zemach (November 30, 1931 – May 21, 1989) was an American illustrator of more than forty children's books, some of which she also wrote. Many were adaptations of folk tales from around the world, especially Yiddish and other Eastern Euro ...

and her husband Harvey Fichstrom (as Harve Zemach). In 1974 it was a finalist for the National Book Award, Children's Literature"National Book Awards – 1974"

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. Retrieved 2012-02-08. and winner of the

Caldecott Medal The Randolph Caldecott Medal, frequently shortened to just the Caldecott, annually recognizes the preceding year's "most distinguished American picture book for children". It is awarded to the illustrator by the Association for Library Servic ...

for

illustration An illustration is a decoration, interpretation or visual explanation of a text, concept or process, designed for integration in print and digital published media, such as posters, flyers, magazines, books, teaching materials, animations, vid ...

."Caldecott Medal Winners, 1938 – Present"
Association for Library Service to Children. American Library Association (ala.org/alsc). Retrieved 2009-05-27. The U.S. Library of Congress credits "a Cornish tale retold by Harve Zemach" and a British edition was published by Kestrel Books in 1974, which catalogs with the full title ''Duffy and the Devil: a Cornish tale retold''.

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1973 children's books American picture books Caldecott Medal–winning works Children's fiction books Books illustrated by Margot Zemach National Book Award for Young People's Literature winning works {{child-picture-book-stub