William Steig
William Steig
William Steig was born on November 14, 1907, in Brooklyn, New York. He was an influential American cartoonist, poet, and illustrator best known for his distinctive and whimsical artwork. Throughout his career, Steig's innovative illustrations and creative storytelling left a lasting impact on the world of children’s literature and beyond.
Personal Name: William Steig
Birth: 14 November 1907
Death: 3 October 2003
William Steig Books
(32 Books)
Horribly hideous Shrek leaves home and terrifies everyone he encounters in his search for his equally ugly bride.
In a moment of fright, Sylvester the donkey asks his magic pebble to turn him into a rock but then can not hold the pebble to wish himself back to normal again.
Dr. De Soto, a mouse dentist, copes with the toothaches of various animals except those with a taste for mice, until the day a fox comes to him in great pain.
Befriended by a whale as he is drowning in the ocean, a mouse gets a chance to reciprocate years later in an equally unlikely situation.
On her way home from school, Pearl finds an unusual bone that has unexpected powers.
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 apprentice alchemist finds that his despised kid brother is the only one who can help him when he concocts a potion which makes him the size of a peanut.
When Pete feels miserable because rain makes it impossible to play ball outdoors, his father finds a fun indoor game to play with his son.
Plucky Irene, a dressmaker's daughter, braves a fierce snowstorm to deliver a new gown to the duchess in time for the ball.
Two painted wooden figures argue about where they came from, whether they just happened by accident or were created by some other being.
When Caleb finds himself transformed into a dog and is unable to tell his wife his true identity, he decides to become her companion.
Toby fashions himself as different objects and asks his parents to guess what he is. Will he have the right identity by bedtime?
Letters and numbers are used to create the sounds of words and simple sentences 4 u 2 figure out with the aid of illustrations.
Dominic the dog finds many exciting adventures and great danger fighting the Doomsday Gang after he decides to see the world.
Clutching the bottle of magic potion he has made, a young frog falls asleep and wakes to find himself floating in the sky.
Expert mouse dentist Doctor De Soto is called suddenly to Africa to work on the sore tooth of a desperate elephant.
Tiffky Doofky, a kindly garbage collector, spends his day waiting for a fortune teller's prophesy to come true.
When Toby and his parents go on a picnic, there's no telling who he'll pretend to be.
A young child lists some of the characteristics and behaviors of grown-ups.
After finding a harmonica in the street, a young pig becomes an accomplished musician, but when his loving family falls asleep every time he plays, he runs away in search of a more appreciative audience.
When Gawain the goose is deserted by his friends after being unjustly convicted of stealing from his beloved king, the real thief is tortured by his conscience.
Rotten Island has always been a paradise for nasty creatures, until one awful day a beautiful flower begins to grow, threatening to spoil the island forever.
Letters, numbers, and symbols are used to create the sounds of words and simple sentences which U R expected to figure out with the aid of illustrations.
Roland sets out to see the world, armed with his lute and his sweet voice, but a scheming fox almost roasts him before he is rescued by the king.
Leonard penetrates the mysterious Zabajaba Jungle where odd adventures await him, from carnivorous flowers to a petrified monster.
The wagon ride from town is so hazardous that Farmer Palmer, a pig, and Ebenezer, an ass, barely make it home again.
Determined not to forgive them, Spinky sulks and sulks when his family hurts his feelings.
