First published in 1966, this Newbery Honor Book includes seven folktales of Chelm, a village of fools, and illustrations by a noted illustrator.
Supports the Common Core State Standards.
Singer\'s extraordinary book of folklore is illustrated by Maurice Sendak, who won a Caldecott Medal for Where the Wild Things Are .
If you have no older children on your list, buy it for yourself.
The New York Book Review said, This book is a triumph.
The New York Times called Zlateh the Goat and Other Stories , beautiful Stories for children, written by a master.
Here are seven magical folktales spun by a master storyteller, that speak of fools, devils, schlemiels, and even heroes--like Zlateh the goat.
But there are lesser fools too: a silly irresponsible bridegroom; four sisters who mix up their feed in bed one night; a young man who imagines himself dead.
The most famous fools--the oldest and the greatest--are the seven Elders.
Chelm is a village of fools.
Nobel laureate Isaac Bashevis Singer introduces readers to the village of Chelm in this Newbery Honor Book.
First published in 1966, this Newbery Honor Book includes seven folktales of Chelm, a village of fools, and illustrations by a noted illustrator
