It Could Always Be Worse
by Margot Zemach
Picture book · ages 5–8 · grades K–3 · 520L · 32 pages · 1976
Why we'd hand it over
A Yiddish folktale adapted with Zemach's exuberant, chaotic illustrations that make the absurdity visible — kids laugh hard and genuinely internalize that 'worse' is always possible, so appreciate what you have.