A playful story of poor, misunderstood Spinky, lying in his hammock with a dreadful case of the sulks.
The wonderful story of a little boy whose anger and ability to sulk reach amazing proportions.
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.
"Mr. Steig may be a chronological octogenarian, but he knows exactly what children think is funny." --The New York Times Book Review
"Mr. Steig may be a chronological octogenarian, but he knows exactly what children think is funny." -- The New York Times Book Review