The Judge Author:Harve Zemach Caldecott Honor Book. All rise for the Judge! And for the Zemachs. And for one of the drollest and handomest picture books they've ever created together. -Publisher's Weekly — The harmonious combination of Zemach talents has produced another great, hilarious tale. A real attention-holding read-aloud. -Starred/School Library Journal — This pict... more »ure book shows the Judge sitting on his bench while one suspect after another is brought before him accused of telling an untruth, that a big scary creature is coming to eat them all. The Judge throws each one in jail for this untruth. The story repeats this scenario until in the end the monster arrives and gobbles up the Judge and the prisoners are then set free.« less