Shrek! [Paperback]

Before Shrek made it big on the silver screen, there was William Steig'sSHREK!,a book about an ordinary ogre who leaves his swampy childhood home to go out and see the world. Ordinary, that is, if a foul and hideous being who ends up marrying the most stunningly ugly princess on the planet is what you consider ordinary.

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

Steig's epigrammatic genius is given full rein in this engrossing and satisfying tale. Publishers Weekly

An original--and comical--reexamination of the reverse world of monsterdom. Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review

Steig's inimitable wit and artistic dash have never been sharper or more expertly blended. School Library Journal

William Steig(1907-2003) was a cartoonist, illustrator and author of award-winning books for children, includingShrek!, on which the DreamWorks movies are based; the Caldecott Medal-winnerSylvester and the Magic Pebble; The Caldecott Honor bookThe Amazing Bone; and the Newbury Honor BooksAbel's IslandandDoctor De Soto. Stieg also published thirteen collections of drawings for adults, includingThe Lonely Ones,Male/Female, andOur Miserable Life.Before Shrek made it big on the solver screen, there was William Steig'sSHREK!