Her professional career began illustrating stories by her husband, Harve, in 1959. They collaborated on 13 books. She received the 1974 Caldecott Medal for Duffy and the Devil, written by Harve Zemach. In her lifetime, Margot Zemach illustrated over forty books. (See partial bibliography below.)
Margot Zemach died on May 21, 1989 of Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly known as ALS or "Lou Gehrig's Disease."
 This is Margot Zemach's last book. It is a collection of well known and timeless verses such as "This little pig went to market," and "Bingo," to lesser known ... "Six little mice sat down to spin;
The book ends with a selection of previously unpublished material taken from the Zemach family archives—samples of Zemach's childhood artwork, family photographs, and autobiographical writings and sketches. September 2001
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Bill Staines, Margot Zemach (Illustrator) 1993 The
Sign in Mendel's Window (Aladdin Picture Books)
It
Could Always Be Worse: A Yiddish Folk Tale
Siempre
Puede Ser Peor/It Could Always Be Worse: UN Cuento Folklorico Yiddish
The
Little Red Hen: An Old Story
LA
Gallinita Roja/The Little Red Hen: UN Viejo Cuento
Margot Zemach 1991 Los
Tres Cerditos/The Three Little Pigs: UN Cuento Tradicional
Chinese
Mirror
The
Three Wishes: An Old Story
The
Three Wishes: An Old Story
Los Tres Deseos/The Three Wishes: UN Viejo Cuento
The
Judge: An Untrue Tale (Sunburst Book)
The
Cat's Elbow and Other Secret Languages
Duffy
and the Devil
When
Shlemiel Went to Warsaw and Other Stories
Mazel
and Shlimazel: Or the Milk of a Lioness
Mommy,
Buy Me a China Doll
Naftali
the Storyteller and His Horse, Sus and Other Stories
Jake
and Honeybunch Go to Heaven [Controversial]
The Fisherman and His Wife
A
Penny a Look: An Old Story
The
Princess and Froggie (A Sunburst Book)
Shrewd Todie and Lyzer the Miser & Other Children's Stories (Little
Barefoot Books)
Molly, McCullough and Tom the Rogue
Three Sillies
Self Portrait: Margot Zemach
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