William Steig
William Steig
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.
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Sylvester and the magic pebble
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Shrek!
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Doctor De Soto
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Dominic
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Amos & Boris
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Abel's Island
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Wizzil
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Alpha beta chowder
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Spinky sulks
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The Toy Brother
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The Zabajaba Jungle
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Roland the Minstrel Pig
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Consider the lemming
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Solomon the rusty nail
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Yellow & pink
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Caleb & Kate
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Farmer Palmer's wagon ride
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The amazing bone
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Doctor De Soto
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The One and Only Shrek
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When everybody wore a hat
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Which Would You Rather Be?
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Heart and Humor
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Toby, Who Are You?
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Sylvester and the magic pebble
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Shrek!
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Doctor De Soto
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Dominic
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Amos & Boris
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Abel's Island
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Wizzil
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Alpha beta chowder
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Spinky sulks
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The Toy Brother
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The Zabajaba Jungle
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Roland the Minstrel Pig
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Consider the lemming
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Solomon the rusty nail
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Yellow & pink
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Caleb & Kate
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Farmer Palmer's wagon ride
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The amazing bone
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Doctor De Soto
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The One and Only Shrek
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When everybody wore a hat
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Which Would You Rather Be?
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Heart and Humor
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Toby, Who Are You?