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William Steig
The picture book that inspired the hit animated feature films from DreamWorksand started the Shrek phenomenon is back in this enchanting new edition. Fullcolor.
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A Newbery Honor Book and an ALA Notable Book, Doctor De Soto tells the story of a mouse who’s also a dentist, written by the creator of Shrek. Full color.
Traditional Chinese edition of Doctor De Soto
The delightful tale of a wandering good samaritan dog, with heartwarming illustrations by the author
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The long-awaited sequel to Doctor De Soto, a Newbery Honor Book. It’s business as usual at the office of Doctor De Soto, the world-renowned dentist, when a cablegram arrives begging…
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For creatures that slither, creep, and crawl (not to mention kick, bite, scratch, and play nasty tricks), Rotten Island is paradise. But then, on a typically rotten day, something truly…
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Roland leads a happy life, delighting his friends with song and cheer. But he longs to see the world. After a tearful goodbye, he departs on a merry adventure, until…
Sylvester can’t believe his luck when he finds a magic pebble that can make wishes come true. But when a lion jumps out at him on his way home, Sylvester…
One day, Dominic the outgoing mutt with a heart of gold, sets off on the road to nowhere in particular. On his way to where-ever, Dominic has all kinds of…
This classic is available once again to commemorate Steigs 100th birthday. When Gawain the goose is deserted by his friends after being unjustly convicted of stealing from his beloved king…
In the further adventures of the hero from the Newbery Honor-winning Doctor De Soto, the diminutive dentist is summoned by cablegram to Africa to aid Mudambo, an elephant with an…
Bitterly disappointed when his family falls asleep as he plays his newfound harmonica, a spirited young pig runs away'only to undergo harrowing adventures before he, with the aid of his…
Readers will delight in Steig’s droll expressions, both visual and verbal, but the subtle lesson about brotherly love will not be lost amidst the comic goings-on .– School Library Journal…
In his offhand, poker-faced manner, Steig narrates the comically hapless journey of porcine Farmer Palmer and his asinine hired hand Ebenezer as they return from town, their wagon loaded with…
Originally published in 1984 with black-and-white drawings, these classic word puzzles by the Caldecott Medalist are given new life in this full-color edition that includes an answer key for the…
Pete’s father starts kneading the dough. Next, some oil is generously applied. (Its really water.) And then some tomatoes. (They’re really checkers.) When the dough gets tickled, it laughs like…
As one of his final (and finest) gifts to children’s literature, this critically acclaimed and beautifully rendered autobiography by the beloved creator of Shrek keeps Steig’s voice alive for readers…
A castaway on an uninhabited island, Abel, a very civilized mouse, finds his resourcefulness and endurance tested to the limit as he struggles to survive and return to his home…
An Aesopian tale by the beloved author of Shrek. Befriended by a whale as he is drowning in the ocean, a mouse gets a chance to reciprocate years later in…
Can Pearl, a pig, and her new friend, a small talking bone, outwit a band of robbers and a hungry fox? Steig’s classic tale is a Caldecott Honor Book, an…
Despite a raging snowstorm, Irene, a dressmaker’s daughter, offers to deliver the duchess’s newly finished ball gown…With sure writing and well-composed, riveting art, Steig keeps readers with Irene every step…
In celebration of its 20th anniversary, Steig’s classic tale of the repulsive ogre is now available in this stunning jacketed hardcover edition. Steig’s original sketches grace the end papers and…
One rainy day, Sylvester finds a magic pebble that can make all his wishes come true. But when a lion frightens him on his way home, Sylvester makes a wish…
Amos the mouse and Boris the whale are friends who have very little in common. Boris rescues Amos, who has set out to sail the seas - but might there…
Steig’s fable about a young donkey named Sylvester who accidentally turns himself into a rock has been a read-aloud favorite for 35 years. The author’s original watercolor illustrations have been…
Sylvester the donkey finds a magic pebble and unthinkingly wishes himself a rock when frightened by a lion. Although safe from the lion, Sylvester cannot hold the pebble to wish…
Wonderfully witty drawings illustrate rebus jokes to entertain the whole family. When you’re asked, R U OK? , you answer, I M OK. R U? Black-and-white illustrations.
.. .an excellent addition to Spanish language collections. - School Library Journal
The Amazing Bone is a 1976 New York Times Book Review Notable Children’s Book of the Year and Outstanding Book of the Year, a 1977 Caldecott Honor Book, and a…
In a text as imaginative and skillful as his extraordinary color illustrations, Steig tells the comic, touching story of Caleb and his wife. –Publishers Weekly Steig is a superb artist…
One summer morning when his parents aren’t about, frog Gorky sets up a laboratory in the kitchen and concocts a potion…His wondrous flight is described in language that bubbles with…
William Steig’s 28th book for children! What do you do when Pete’s in a bad mood? Turn him into a pizza, of course! Full color.
Plucky Irene, a dressmaker’s daughter, braves a fierce snowstorm to deliver a new gown to the duchess in time for the ball.
Doctor De Soto, a mouse dentist, copes with the toothaches of various animals except those who have a taste for mice, until the day a fox comes to him in…
Steig’s witty dialectic on the nature of existence
Amos the mouse and Boris the whale have little in common except that they are both mammals and save each other’s lives.
Jeanne Steig
Children, octogenarians and everyone in between know the work of William Steig, the beloved cartoonist, sculptor and multiple award-winning children’s book author ( Shrek ). He is the author of…
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Originally published: New York: Holt, 1950.
