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William Steig (/ ˈ s t aɪ ɡ /; [2] 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.
Karen Litton in School Library Journal similarly praised the book's illustrations and writing, noting that it was a good book to read aloud. [14] Michael Dirda for The Washington Post considered the writing and pictures to be "relatively simple", but "such an ingratiating, cheery book that no one will be able to resist it".
Shrek 2 is a 2004 American animated fantasy comedy film loosely based on the 1990 children's picture book Shrek! by William Steig.Directed by Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, and Conrad Vernon from a screenplay by Adamson, Joe Stillman, and the writing team of J. David Stem and David N. Weiss, it is the sequel to Shrek (2001) and the second installment in the Shrek film series.
The Read-Aloud Handbook, 1982, The New Read-Aloud Handbook, 1989, The Read-Aloud Handbook, Sixth Edition, 2006. Reading Aloud: Motivating Children to Make Books Into Friends, Not Enemies (film), 1983. Turning On the Turned Off Reader (audio cassette), 1983. (Editor) Hey! Listen to This: Stories to Read Aloud, 1992. (Editor) Read all About It!:
Shrek is an American media franchise of DreamWorks Animation.Loosely based on William Steig's 1990 picture book Shrek!, the series primarily focuses on Shrek, a bad-tempered but good-hearted ogre, who begrudgingly accepts a quest to rescue a princess, resulting in him finding friends and going on many subsequent adventures in a fairy tale world.
Shrek the Musical is a musical with music by Jeanine Tesori and book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire. It is based on the 2001 DreamWorks Animation film Shrek , along with elements of its sequels: Shrek 2 , Shrek Forever After and William Steig 's 1990 book Shrek! .
Shrek is a 2001 American animated fantasy comedy film loosely based on the 1990 children's picture book Shrek! by William Steig. Directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson , and written by Ted Elliott , Terry Rossio , Joe Stillman , and Roger S. H. Schulman , it is the first installment in the Shrek film series .
Andrew Ralph Adamson MNZM (born 1 December 1966) [2] is a New Zealand film director, producer, screenwriter and animator. He is best known for directing the DreamWorks animated film Shrek (2001), which is based on the children's picture book of the same name by American author William Steig and won the first Academy Award for Best Animated Feature at the 74th Academy Awards ceremony.