Publisher Description

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.

Author Biography

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; the Caldecott Medal-winner Sylvester and the Magic Pebble; The Caldecott Honor book The Amazing Bone; and the Newbury Honor Books Abel's Island and Doctor De Soto. Stieg also published thirteen collections of drawings for adults, including The Lonely Ones, Male/Female, and Our Miserable Life.

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 Journal

Review Quote

"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

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