Caleb and Kate Format: Paperback

William Steig; Pictures by the author

ISBN 10: 0374410380 / ISBN 13: 9780374410384

Published by MacMillan Publishers, 1986

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Unread copy in mint condition.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Caleb and Kate Format: Paperback
• Publisher: MacMillan Publishers
• Publication Date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0374410380
• ISBN 13: 9780374410384
• Binding: Soft cover
• Illustrator: Steig, William
• Condition: As New

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Synopsis

A NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST

Caleb and Kate is a heartwarming and humorous classic about love and second chances by William Steig, the Caldecott and Newbery Medal-winning creator of Shrek!.

After Caleb is transformed into a dog by a witch, he is unable to tell his wife Kate his true identity. Faced with an impossible situation, he decides to become her loyal companion instead. But when trouble arrives at their home, Caleb may find a way back to his human form―and to happily ever after with his beloved wife.

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. Steig 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.