Summary
Horribly hideous Shrek leaves home and terrifies everyone he encounters in his search for his equally ugly bride. Full description
Summary: |
Horribly hideous Shrek leaves home and terrifies everyone he encounters in his search for his equally ugly bride. |
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Item Description: |
"Michael di Capua books." "A Sunburst book"--P. [4] of cover. Reprint. Originally published: 1990. |
Physical Description: |
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm. |
ISBN: |
0374466238 : PAP |
Author Notes: |
During his early days as a free-lance artist, he supplemented his income with work in advertising, although he intensely disliked it. He illustrated for the The New Yorker, beginning in 1930. During the 1940s, Steig's creativity found a more agreeable outlet when he began carving figurines in wood; his sculptures are on display as part of the collection in the historic home of Franklin D. Roosevelt in Hyde Park, New York, and in several museums in New England. In 1967, Bob Kraus, a fellow cartoonist at The New Yorker, was in the process of organizing Windmill Books, an imprint for Harper & Row. Kraus suggested that Steig try writing and illustrating a book for a young audience. The result was Steig's letter-puzzle book entitled C D B!, published in 1968. Roland the Minstrel Pig, was published the same year. With his very next title, Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, he won the Caldecott Medal. The Amazing Bone was also a Caldecott Honor Book.In 1972, Steig published his first children's novel, Dominic, which won the Christopher Award. Abel's Island followed and was a Newberry Honor Book. William Steig died in October 3, 2003 in Boston Massachusettes. (Bowker Author Biography) |