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William Steig

Also known as

Shi tai ge (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.

Born 1907-11-14

Died 2003-10-03

Identifiers

  • WikidataQ552255
  • ISNI000000012147967X
  • VIAF111862469
  • Internet Archivemofagutou0000shit
  • Internet Archivehuangmuouhefenmu0000unse

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  • American wit and humor, Pictorial (11)
  • Children's fiction (6)
  • General (4)
  • Juvenile fiction (4)
  • Humorous stories (3)
  • Juvenile literature (3)
  • Word games -- Juvenile literature (2)

Books by William Steig

Total count: 86