William Steig

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William Steig (1907-2003) was a cartoonist, illustrator and author of award-winning books for children, including Shrek!, on which the DreamWorks movies are based. Steig was born in New York City. Every member of his family was involved in the arts, and so it was no surprise when he decided to become an artist. He attended City College and the National Academy of Design. In 1930, Steig’s work began appearing in The New Yorker, where his drawings have been a popular fixture ever since. He published his first children's book, Roland the Minstrel Pig, in 1968.

In 1970, Steig received the Caldecott Medal for Sylvester and the Magic Pebble. His books for children also include Dominic; The Real Thief; The Amazing Bone, a Caldecott Honor Book; Amos & Boris, a National Book Award finalist; and Abel's Island and Doctor De Soto, both Newbery Honor Books. Steig's books have also received the Christopher Award, the Irma Simonton Black Award, the William Allen White Children's Book Award, and the American Book Award. His European awards include the Premio di Letteratura per l'infanzia (Italy), the Silver Pencil Award (the Netherlands), and the Prix de la Fondation de France. On the basis of his entire body of work, Steig was selected as the 1982 U.S. candidate for the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for Illustration and subsequently as the 1988 U.S. candidate for Writing.

Stieg also published thirteen collections of drawings for adults, beginning with About People in 1939, and including The Lonely Ones, Male/Female, The Agony in the Kindergarten, and Our Miserable Life.

He died in Boston at the age of 95.

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The One and Only Shrek! by William Steig, read by Stanley Tucci

"Listen to this audiobook excerpt of the children's picture book The One and Only Shrek! by William Steig, read by actor Stanley Tucci. Before Shrek made it big on the silver screen, there was Steig's Shrek! Read more about The One and Only Shrek! at http://us.macmillan.com/theoneandonlyshrek/WilliamSteig Learn more about author and illustrator William Steig at http://us.macmillan.com/author/williamsteig Learn more about narrator Stanley Tucci at http://us.macmillan.com/author/stanleytucci"

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Brave Irene

Written and illustrated by William Steig
Square Fish

Mrs. Bobbin isn’t feeling very well and can’t deliver the beautiful ball gown she’s made for the duchess to wear that very evening. Even though it’s snowing...

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The Amazing Bone

William Steig; Pictures by the author
Square Fish

"Pearl (a piglet) discovers a talking bone, which had fallen out of a witch's basket...This is a tight mesh of witty storytelling and art, bound to please any...

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Spinky Sulks

William Steig; Illustrated by the author
Square Fish

A playful story of poor, misunderstood Spinky, lying in his hammock with a dreadful case of the sulks.

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Doctor De Soto

Written and illustrated by William Steig
Square Fish

From the incomparable William Steig, a story that proves even a fox can be out-foxed by a clever mouse. Doctor De Soto is a 1982 New York Times Book Review...

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Amos & Boris

William Steig; Illustrated by the author
Square Fish

Friends come in all shapes and sizes.

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Shrek! (Book & CD Set)

William Steig, Read by Stanley Tucci
Macmillan Young Listeners

Before Shrek made it big on the silver screen, there was William Steig’s SHREK!

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Shrek!

William Steig
Square Fish

Before Shrek made it big on the solver screen, there was William Steig’s SHREK!

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C D C ?

William Steig; Illustrated by the author
Square Fish

Puzzles and wordplay make reading fun in this Steig classic.

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The Real Thief

William Steig; Illustrated by the author
Square Fish

Is Gawain’s goose really cooked?

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