Shrek ! - Softcover

Steig, William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 2740408196 ISBN 13: 9782740408193

Publisher: Editions Mango, 2001

Synopsis

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

About this title

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"

About the Author:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Editions Mango
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 2740408196
• ISBN 13: 9782740408193
• Binding: Paperback