DUFFY AND THE DEVIL

by Harve Zemach ‧ RELEASE DATE: July 15, 1973

The devil can make Squire Lovel's stockings for all I care,"" cries Duffy the servant gift in this comical Cornish version of Rumpelstiltskin -- and that of course is just what he does, with the well known proviso that ""at the end of three years I'll take you away -- unless you can tell me my name."" Trust the Zemachs to surprise us, though, with a whole new set of circumstances and an ending that is sure to set off bursts of laughter as soon as the last page is turned. And trust the artist to be both gratifyingly herself and newly inventive, surpassing our expectations with her delicately festive tones of pink, blue and violet, her carousing coven of plump, frowsy witches, and her scampering, sly devil who could stare down Ness' Tom Tit Tot if there weren't room for both.

Pub Date: July 15, 1973

ISBN: 0374318875

Page Count: -

Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: July 1, 1973

Categories: CHILDREN'S