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The World of William Steig |
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Lee Lorenz |
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Sylvester and the Magic Pebble |
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William Steig |
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Imagine all the happiness and wealth you could achieve if you found a magic pebble that granted your every wish! Sylvester Duncan, an unassuming donkey who collects pebbles "of unusual shape and color," experiences just such a lucky find. But before he can make all his wishes come true, the young donkey unexpectedly encounters a mean-looking lion. Startled, Sylvester wishes he were a rock, but in mineral form he can no longer hold the pebble, and thus cannot wish himself back to his equine trappings. His parents, thinking he has disappeared, are at first frantic, then miserable, and then plunge into donkey ennui. Meanwhile, Sylvester is gravely depressed, but tries to get used to being a rock. In 1970, William Steig won the Caldecott Medal for Sylvester and the Magic Pebble--the first of his many Newbery and... |
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Sick of Each Other |
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William Steig |
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Abel's Island |
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William Steig |
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One summer day, newlywed mice Abel and Amanda are out for a picnic in the woods when they are caught in a sudden storm--a "full-fledged, screaming hurricane" to be precise. As they take refuge in a cave, a wind scoops up Amanda's scarf, and Abel foolishly lunges from safety to retrieve it. So begins William Steig's Newbery Honor Book Abel's Island, the ensuing adventures of this rather foppish mouse as he comes head to head with nature. Amazingly, Abel is swept up in a stream, then a river, then eventually marooned on an island (about 12,000 tails long). He is sure that his rescue is imminent: "It's certainly gotten around that Abelard Hassam di Chirico Flint, of the Mossville Flints, is missing," the society mouse speculates. But he is not so lucky. What will this intelligent, imaginative rodent do to get off the... |
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Doctor De Soto |
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William Steig |
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0374418101 |
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Doctor De Soto is a well-respected mouse-dentist who runs a successful practice with his wife (and able assistant) Mrs. De Soto. The De Sotos are friendly and professional toward all their patients, from chipmunks to donkeys to cows, the exception being "cats and other dangerous animals," as stated clearly on the sign outside the office. But the De Sotos are tender-hearted rodents, so when a miserable fox shows up begging for treatment, they agree to have a look (perhaps against their better judgment). As it turns out, this fox, with "a rotten bicuspid and unusually bad breath," manages to behave himself while tiny Doctor De Soto is standing mid-molar inside his gaping jaws. When the wily fox returns the next day to get his replacement gold tooth, however, he has mouse-flavored snacks on his mind.... |
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The Amazing Bone |
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William Steig |
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"Pearl (a piglet) discovers a talking bone, which had fallen out of a witch's basket...This is a tight mesh of witty storytelling and art, bound to please any audience." --Starred, Booklist
"Steing's inspired language is a miraculous match for his pictures, lovely as well as funny."--Publishers Weekly
"Another Steig tour de force."--School Library Journal
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Sylvester and the Magic Pebble |
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William Steig |
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1416902066 |
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Imagine all the happiness and wealth you could achieve if you found a magic pebble that granted your every wish! Sylvester Duncan, an unassuming donkey who collects pebbles "of unusual shape and color," experiences just such a lucky find. But before he can make all his wishes come true, the young donkey unexpectedly encounters a mean-looking lion. Startled, Sylvester wishes he were a rock, but in mineral form he can no longer hold the pebble, and thus cannot wish himself back to his equine trappings. His parents, thinking he has disappeared, are at first frantic, then miserable, and then plunge into donkey ennui. Meanwhile, Sylvester is gravely depressed, but tries to get used to being a rock. In 1970, William Steig won the Caldecott Medal for Sylvester and the Magic Pebble--the first of his many Newbery and... |
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Amos and Boris |
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William Steig |
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The New York Times Book Review
"The book is funny and earnest, pellucid and profound."
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"A simple, matter-of-fact story about friendship. Lovely watercolor pictures and a funny, well-written text which presents its plot coincidences in tongue-in-cheek manner fit together admirably in this faintly Aesopian tale."--Starred, School Library Journal
"There is no question that Steig's affectionately witty pictures and perfectly complementary narration make this a durable picture book friendship."--Kirkus Reviews
"The book is funny and earnest, pellucid and profound."--The New York Times Book Review
"A simple, matter-of-fact story about the friendship between a mouse and a whale. . .Lovely watercolor pictures and a funny, well-written text which... |
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Toby, Who Are You |
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William Steig |
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From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 2–Toby and his parents' picnic is no ordinary outdoor dining experience, for the furry little master of disguises introduced in Toby, Where Are You?(1997) and Toby, What Are You?(2001, both HarperCollins) is up to his usual tricks. This time he pretends to be different animals. As he rides on his father's shoulders on the way to the picnic spot, he announces, "Dad, you're a camel. And I'm your hump." Subsequently, using the lunch provisions and the natural setting, Toby transforms himself into a wild bull, a cobra, a bat, a pig, a chameleon, a woodpecker, an owl, and a snail. And he shouts exuberantly, "Got you that time" when his parents mistake a real turtle under a hat for their mischievous son. They enter wholeheartedly into the game, and, later, do some pretending of their own when... |
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Toby, Who Are You |
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William Steig |
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0060007060 |
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From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 2–Toby and his parents' picnic is no ordinary outdoor dining experience, for the furry little master of disguises introduced in Toby, Where Are You?(1997) and Toby, What Are You?(2001, both HarperCollins) is up to his usual tricks. This time he pretends to be different animals. As he rides on his father's shoulders on the way to the picnic spot, he announces, "Dad, you're a camel. And I'm your hump." Subsequently, using the lunch provisions and the natural setting, Toby transforms himself into a wild bull, a cobra, a bat, a pig, a chameleon, a woodpecker, an owl, and a snail. And he shouts exuberantly, "Got you that time" when his parents mistake a real turtle under a hat for their mischievous son. They enter wholeheartedly into the game, and, later, do some pretending of their own when... |
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When Everybody Wore a Hat |
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William Steig |
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From School Library Journal
Grade 1 Up-In 1916, Steig was eight years old. This autobiography describes that year of his life. The somewhat disjointed recollections are recounted in a stream-of-consciousness style and will evoke nostalgia in adults and surprise in children-fire engines pulled by horses, five-cent movies and hot dogs, no TV, a wind-up phonograph. Like elementary school drawings taped to the refrigerator, the childlike, watercolor artwork that accompanies the memories features flattened tables, nostrils on the sides of noses, and a sidewalk extending up into the air. Yet the illustrations' na‹vet‚ belies their underlying sophistication. With a few spare lines, the artist manages to convey body language, facial expression, and gesture. For example, the picture of young Steig clinging to his sister as his parents... |
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Brave Irene |
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William Steig |
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From Publishers Weekly
When her mother, a dressmaker, falls ill, indomitable Irene fights a raging snowstorm to deliver a dress in time for the duchess's ball. A Michael di Capua Book. Ages 3-up. Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
Grade 1-4 Fans will enjoy this typical Steig myth, although it lacks the surprise and logic of his best stories. It isn't a fit night out for man nor beast when Irene pluckily forges on through wind and snow to deliver the ball gown that her ill mother has stitched for the duchess. The dramatic pictures of brave Irene's painful journey will engage children's sympathy, but children will also wonder why the dressmaker's child didn't stay home with her sick mother, however grateful the duchess was. The magic just isn't here. Anna... |
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When Everybody Wore a Hat |
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William Steig |
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From School Library Journal
Grade 1 Up-In 1916, Steig was eight years old. This autobiography describes that year of his life. The somewhat disjointed recollections are recounted in a stream-of-consciousness style and will evoke nostalgia in adults and surprise in children-fire engines pulled by horses, five-cent movies and hot dogs, no TV, a wind-up phonograph. Like elementary school drawings taped to the refrigerator, the childlike, watercolor artwork that accompanies the memories features flattened tables, nostrils on the sides of noses, and a sidewalk extending up into the air. Yet the illustrations' na‹vet‚ belies their underlying sophistication. With a few spare lines, the artist manages to convey body language, facial expression, and gesture. For example, the picture of young Steig clinging to his sister as his parents... |
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When Everybody Wore a Hat |
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William Steig |
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From School Library Journal
Grade 1 Up-In 1916, Steig was eight years old. This autobiography describes that year of his life. The somewhat disjointed recollections are recounted in a stream-of-consciousness style and will evoke nostalgia in adults and surprise in children-fire engines pulled by horses, five-cent movies and hot dogs, no TV, a wind-up phonograph. Like elementary school drawings taped to the refrigerator, the childlike, watercolor artwork that accompanies the memories features flattened tables, nostrils on the sides of noses, and a sidewalk extending up into the air. Yet the illustrations' na‹vet‚ belies their underlying sophistication. With a few spare lines, the artist manages to convey body language, facial expression, and gesture. For example, the picture of young Steig clinging to his sister as his parents... |
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Dominic |
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William Steig |
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Dominic is a one-of-a-kind dog. One day this exuberant, restless, freedom-loving fellow decides there isn't enough going on in his neighborhood to satisfy his need for adventure. And off he goes, with an assortment of hats (rakish, dashing, solemn, and martial), his precious piccolo, and a few other things, leaving a note on his door: Dear Friends, I am leaving rather in a hurry to see more of the world, so I have no time to say goodbye to you individually. I embrace you all and sniff you with love. I don't know when I'll be back. But back I will be. Dominic. On the road, this curious canine is lighthearted, open to every option, all senses aquiver. It's not long before he encounters a prophetic witch-alligator, (who had "many more teeth than necessary for any ordinary dental purpose"); a catfish who gives... |
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Pete's a Pizza |
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William Steig |
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Mr. Steig (The Toy Brother) introduces a game guaranteed to produce a good mood. On a rainy day, title character Pete flops down on the couch in an attitude of despair. His father notices, and "he thinks it might cheer Pete up to be made into a pizza." Pete allows himself to be carried into the kitchen, where he is kneaded and tossed like dough. "Next, some oil is generously applied. (It's really water.)... And then some tomatoes. (They're really checkers.)" Pizza-Pete bakes on the couch, (a.k.a. the pizza oven), but when it's time to cut slices (with a karate-chop gesture), "the pizza runs away and the pizza-maker chases him." Steig evidently has played pizza before. He substitutes talcum powder for flour and paper scraps for mozzarella; he notes that pizzas struggle when tickled. The text resembles a set of... |
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A Gift from Zeus |
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Jeanne Steig |
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Frolicking across Olympus, ablaze with jealousy, passion, and wit, the ancient gods of Greece and Rome have always been fodder for storytellers. And at last, the incomparable creative team of Jeanne and William Steig have stepped up to the task, retelling and illustrating 16 favorite myths with remarkable drollness and layer upon layer of nuance. Although no one ever accused Zeus and his cronies of being demure, in these delightful versions their bawdy behavior knows no bounds. Jeanne Steig does not shy away from telling it like it is; still, her writing is masterful and coy--not to mention uproariously funny. In "Demeter," when Hades tells his brother Zeus he has fallen in love, Zeus is enthusiastic: "'A wonderful feeling,' he says. 'Who is she? A plump little mortal? A wiggly, giggly nymph?' "'No, no,' says Hades.... |
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