Shrek! (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

Steig, William

ISBN 10: 0785722211 ISBN 13: 9780785722212

Publisher: Turtleback Books, 2008

Synopsis

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Horribly hideous Shrek leaves home and terrifies everyone he encounters in his search for his equally ugly bride.

About this title

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.

From AudioFile

SHREK is one unbelievably ugly ogre, and, unlike the popular movie version, in the original story there is no nice, lonely person hiding inside. This Shrek is an ogre inside and out. Narrator Robert Sevra reads with expression, a good steady pace, and great quivering voices for Shrek, his princess, and the cackling witch. The background music and other sounds provide a jaunty accompaniment, and kids who enjoy silly, nonsensical rhymes will enjoy the snippets of poetry. Although not an easy read for most 6 to 8-year-olds, this book's illustrations and narration will engage them over and over again. W.L.S. © AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Edition details

• Publisher: Turtleback Books
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0785722211
• ISBN 13: 9780785722212
• Binding: School & Library Binding
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Steig William