Shrek!

Shrek!

Before Shrek made it big on the silver screen, there was William Steig's SHREK!, a book about an ordinary ogre who leaves his swampy childhood home to go out and see the world. Ordinary, that is, if a foul and hideous being who ends up marrying the most stunningly ugly princess on the planet is what you consider ordinary.Review?Sure to enchant any child lucky enough to read it . . . Such an ingratiating, cheery book that no one will be able to resist it.? ?The Washington Post Book World?Steig's epigrammatic genius is given full rein in this engrossing and satisfying tale.? ?Publishers Weekly?An original--and comical--reexamination of the reverse world of monsterdom.? ?Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review?Steig's inimitable wit and artistic dash have never been sharper or more expertly blended.? ?School Library JournalAbout the AuthorWilliam Steig (1907-2003) was a cartoonist, illustrator and author of award-winning books for children, includingShrek!, 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 inThe 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 forSylvester and the Magic Pebble. His books for children also includeDominic;The Real Thief;The Amazing Bone, a Caldecott Honor Book;Amos & Boris, a National Book Award finalist; andAbel's Island andDoctor 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. Steig also published thirteen collections of drawings for adults, beginning withAbout People in 1939, and includingThe Lonely Ones,Male/Female,The Agony in the Kindergarten, andOur Miserable Life. He died in Boston at the age of 95.