Shrek!
by William Steig (Author) William Steig (Illustrator)
Horribly hideous Shrek leaves home and terrifies everyone he encounters in his search for an equally ugly bride.
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, a hideous princess, who's even uglier than he is!
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Starred Review
Not since Briggs's Fungus the Bogeyman (1979) has there been such an original--and comical--reexamination of the reverse world of monsterdom.
Hornbook
Starred Review
This satire is written with Steig's unerring sense of style and illustrated with pleasingly horrid pictures of the lumpy, repulsive Shrek.
Review quotes
"Sure to enchant any child lucky enough to read it...Such an ingratiating, cheery book that no one will be able to resist it." —The Washington Post Book World
William Steig
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.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780312384494
Lexile Measure
670
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
Publication date
September 20, 2008
Series
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BISAC categories
JUV019000 - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
JUV037000 - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic
JUV012030 - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore | General
JUV037000 - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic
JUV012030 - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore | General
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