Shrek! - Softcover

Steig, William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0374466238 ISBN 13: 9780374466237

Publisher: Sunburst, 1993

Synopsis

Shrek, a horrid little ogre, goes out into the world to find adventure and along the way encounters a witch, a knight in armor, a dragon, and, finally, a hideous princess, who's even uglier than he is!
Shrek, a horrid little ogre, goes out into the world to find adventure and along the way encounters a witch, a knight in armor, a dragon, and, finally, a hideous princess, who's even uglier than he is!

About this title

Review:

[An] "engrossing and satisfying tale." --"Publishers Weekly""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"

About the Author:

William Steig sold his first cartoon to the New Yorker in 1930 and went on to contribute over 1500 cartoons during his career. He is the author of more than thirty children's books including Shrek!, later filmed as the award-winning film series; he won the Caldecott Medal in 1970 and the American Book Award in 1982, and was nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Award twice. William Steig died aged 95, in 2003.

Also by William Steig: Brave Irene, The Amazing Bone, Amos & Boris and Doctor De Soto

About this edition

• Publisher: Sunburst
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0374466238
• ISBN 13: 9780374466237
• Binding: Paperback