by William Steig (Author), William Steig (Illustrator)
Before Shrek made it big on the silver screen, there was William Steig's Shrek!, a book about an ogre who leaves his swampy childhood home to see the world.
In this modern classic from Caldecott and Newbery Medal winner William Steig, Shrek, a horrid little ogre, goes out into the world to find adventure and along the way encounters a witch, a knight in armor, a dragon, and finally marries the most stunningly ugly princess on the planet.
Author Biography
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; the Caldecott Medal-winner Sylvester and the Magic Pebble; The Caldecott Honor book The Amazing Bone; and the Newbury Honor Books Abel's Island and Doctor De Soto. Stieg also published thirteen collections of drawings for adults, including The Lonely Ones, Male/Female, and Our Miserable Life.
Number of Pages: 32
Dimensions: 0.2 x 10.2 x 8.2 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: September 02, 2008
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Shrek!
Interest Level: Lower Grades, K-3
Reading Level: 3.9
Point Value: 0.5
