# Zlateh the Goat and Other Stories: A Newbery Honor Award Winner - Hardcover

by **Isaac Bashevis Singer** (Author), **Maurice Sendak** (Illustrator)

Nobel laureate Isaac Bashevis Singer introduces readers to the village of Chelm in this Newbery Honor Book. Chelm is a village of fools. The most famous fools--the oldest and the greatest--are the seven Elders. 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. Here are seven magical folktales spun by a master storyteller, that speak of fools, devils, schlemiels, and even heroes--like Zlateh the goat.

The _New York Times_ called _Zlateh the Goat and Other Stories_, "beautiful stories for children, written by a master." _The New York Book Review_ said, "This book is a triumph. If you have no older children on your list, buy it for yourself." Singer's extraordinary book of folklore is illustrated by Maurice Sendak, who won a Caldecott Medal for _Where the Wild Things Are_.

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### Front Jacket

'\[A\] delightful and distinguished book \[of seven tales\] from middle European folklore \[by the winner of the 1978 Nobel Prize for Literature\].' 'BL.

1967 Newbery Honor Book  
Notable Children's Books of 1940-1970 (ALA)  
1966 Fanfare Honor List (The Horn Book)  
Best of the Best Children's Books 1966-1978 (SLJ)  
Best Illustrated Children's Books of 1966 (NYT)  
Children's Books of 1966 (Library of Congress)  
Children's Books of the Year 1966 (CSA)

### Back Jacket

'\[A\] delightful and distinguished book \[of seven tales\] from middle European folklore \[by the winner of the 1978 Nobel Prize for Literature\].' 'BL.

1967 Newbery Honor Book  
Notable Children's Books of 1940-1970 (ALA)  
1966 Fanfare Honor List (The Horn Book)  
"Best of the Best" Children's Books 1966-1978 (SLJ)  
Best Illustrated Children's Books of 1966 (NYT)  
Children's Books of 1966 (Library of Congress)  
Children's Books of the Year 1966 (CSA)

**Number of Pages:** 104

**Dimensions:** 0.69 x 9.18 x 6.42 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** May 22, 2001

**Award:** Newbery Medal (1967)

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Zlateh the Goat and Other Stories

**Interest Level:** Middle Grades, 4-8

**Reading Level:** 5.2

**Point Value:** 2

## Details

- **Price:** 18.95 USD
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