Harve Zemach (1933–1974)

Lawyers

This is such a simple premise, with limited text, few illustrations, and a seemingly short narrative overall. Yet it all blends so well to create a light-hearted, humorous, and unusual tale.

This is a classic story of a person who is initially thought of as a fool using his talents to reach a happily ever after moment. The main character is one of three brothers with the two others being accomplished mariners. However through fortunate happenstance the younger brother is able to win the princess of another land and fill his boat with gold and silver. Though the message to not underestimate a person is a great one the story is a little too coincidental for my taste.

As a child, any mention or image of the devil scared me immensely. Still, I remember checking this book out several times because it was just that good.