William Steig
14 November 1907 – 3 October 2003
83 works in the book catalog catalog
Biography
William Steig /ˈstaɪɡ/ (November 14, 1907 – October 3, 2003) was an American cartoonist, illustrator and writer of children's books, best known for the picture book Shrek!, which inspired the film series of the same name, as well as others that included Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, Abel's Island, and Doctor De Soto. He was the U.S. nominee for both of the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Awards, as a children's book illustrator in 1982 and a writer in 1988.
Also published as: Shi tai ge (William Steig)
Most-read books
Shrek!
4 · 1990 · 166 want to read
Sylvester and the magic pebble
4.8 · 1969 · 61 want to read
Brave Irene
5 · 1986 · 36 want to read
Doctor De Soto
4.4 · 1982 · 26 want to read
Abel's Island
4.5 · 1976 · 24 want to read
Amos & Boris
5 · 1971 · 17 want to read
Yellow & pink
5 · 1984 · 20 want to read
Pete's a Pizza
4.5 · 1998 · 14 want to read
The amazing bone
3.5 · 1976 · 10 want to read
The real thief
4 · 1973 · 9 want to read
Dominic
5 · 1972 · 11 want to read
Doctor De Soto goes to Africa
5 · 1992 · 10 want to read
C D B!
5 · 1968 · 6 want to read
The Zabajaba Jungle
4 · 1987 · 5 want to read
Rotten Island
4 · 1984 · 7 want to read
When everybody wore a hat
3.5 · 2003 · 4 want to read
The Toy Brother
4 · 1996 · 5 want to read
Made for each other
4 · 1999 · 6 want to read
Sick of each other
5 · 2001 · 5 want to read
Zeke Pippin
1994 · 5 want to read
Roland the Minstrel Pig
1968 · 4 want to read
Doctor De Soto
2011 · 5 want to read
Farmer Palmer's wagon ride
4 · 1974 · 3 want to read
Listen, Little Man!
5 · 1972 · 3 want to read