William Steig, Author Farrar Straus Giroux $10 (32p) ISBN 978-0-374-38671-9
A pair of wooden puppets, one lean and yellow, the other pink and plump, contemplate existential questions in Yellow & Pink (1984) by William Steig. (""I can't help wondering... how we got to be here. It all seems new and strange. Who are we?"")...
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William Steig, Author HarperCollins Publishers $14.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-06-205078-6
A big brother and little brother reverse roles-literally-in this Middle Ages take on ""When the cat's away, the mice will play."" Know-it-all Yorick wants to be an alchemist like his father, so when his parents leave on a week-long journey, he plays
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William Steig, Author . HarperTrophy $7.99 (0p) ISBN 978-0-06-009702-8
In our Best Books citation, PW
wrote, "With his signature mix of charm and directness, Steig reflects on his Bronx childhood." All ages. (May)
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William Steig, Author HarperCollins Publishers $15 (32p) ISBN 978-0-06-205002-1
Articulating the affection of a multitude of fans--``Dr. Bernard De Soto was such a one-in-a-million, humdinger of a dentist that the whole world knew about him''--Steig reintroduces the debonair mouse-dentist and his beloved wife/assistant, Deborah.
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William Steig, Author Sunburst $4.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-374-49594-7
Leonard traverses a jungle in which things are seldom what they seem. In a boxed review, PW said, ``It transcends its adventure-story roots and reveals epic elements. Visually, every page is a feast. The artist's use of saturated color in his...
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William Steig, Author Farrar Straus Giroux $13.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-374-38321-3
Spinky joins a distinguished list of Steig heroes: plucky Pearl, stalwart Abel, brave Irene, playful Solomon. But Spinky doesn't behave very heroically; in fact, he's a colossal brat. He's sullen and unforgiving, testing the patience of his very...
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William Steig, Author Farrar Straus Giroux $16 (0p) ISBN 978-0-374-37131-9
Steig has created a story and pictures as richly inventive as his applauded Abel's Island, Yellow and Pink, The Amazing Bone and all his other picture books. Beautifully written and illustrated by paintings reflecting the sunny colors of spring, the
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William Steig, Author Di Capua $15 (42p) ISBN 978-0-06-205080-9
A brilliantly simply idea-categorizing the social customs of the grown-up-provides a highly effective launching pad for Steig's (Zeke Pippin) sly visuals in this deliciously funny book. Adopting a child's point of view, Steig delivers a litany of...
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William Steig, Author HarperFestival $7.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-06-052754-9
Pile on the pepperoni, William Steig's Pete's a Pizza is now being served up in a board book format. Pete's father knows just how to cheer up his son on a rainy dayby making him into a pizza! He kneads and stretches Pete like dough, and whirls...
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William Steig, Author Carolrhoda Books $9.95 (48p) ISBN 978-1-57505-617-3
Grown-Ups Get to Do All the Driving re-emerges in a small gift-sized format. This chiding child's-eye view of the grown-up world notes that ""Grown-ups say they were once children""; ""Grown-ups always have to know what time it is""; and ""Grown-u
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William Steig, Author Farrar Straus Giroux $7.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-374-41810-6
A somewhat unusual--and ravenous--patient is outfoxed by the resourceful mouse-dentist in this sly tale of mischief. Ages 3-up. (Apr.)
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William Steig, Author Farrar Straus Giroux $3.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-374-47748-6
The engaging tale of a garbage collector who finds true love only when he stops looking for it. A Michael di Capua Book. Ages 3-up. (June)
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William Steig, Author, Quentin Blake, Illustrator Farrar Straus Giroux $16.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-374-38466-1
Two masters of children's literature turn in an amiable, if not groundbreaking, performance in this madcap witch story. Bored, Wizzil the witch heeds her pet parrot's suggestion to ""go make somebody suffer!"" She transforms herself into a fly and...
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William Steig, Author, Jon Agee, Illustrator , illus. by Jon Agee. FSG $16 (32p) ISBN 978-0-374-36090-0
Antisentimentalist Steig (Made for Each Other; Which Would You Rather Be?) crafts a screwball Cinderella story about a couple of klutzes. Potch was born laughing, with "an angel with a clown's face hovering over the bed." He grows from a
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William Steig, Author, William Steig, Illustrator Farrar Straus Giroux $6.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-374-46903-0
A rabbit who can turn into a nail and back again is captured by a cat in Steig's tale of transformation and enchantment. Ages 3-up. (September)
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William Steig, Author, William Steig, Illustrator Farrar Straus Giroux $16 (64p) ISBN 978-0-374-31233-6
Two William Steig favorites lead the list of titles returning to bookshelves this fall. The pen-and-ink and watercolor master adds a colorful palette to his classic book of letter and number puzzles (originally published in 1984), C D C? Read the
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William Steig, Author, William Steig, Illustrator Sunburst Books $6.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-374-42268-4
A porcine farmer and his hired hand (a jackass) experience a series of farcical, typically Steigian misadventures. Ages 5-9. (Apr.)
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William Steig, Author, William Steig, Illustrator Aladdin Paperbacks $7.99 (48p) ISBN 978-0-689-85706-5
Originally published in black-and-white, William Steig added color to his 1968 puzzler (in 2000). ""Reformatted and redesigned to take advantage of the spring-fresh colors, this edition retains all the fun of the original-and adds a handy answer
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William Steig, Author, William Steig, Illustrator HarperCollins Publishers $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-06-205157-8
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...
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William Steig, Author, William Steig, Illustrator Farrar Straus Giroux $10.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-374-36877-7
No doubt about it, Shrek is the ugliest guy in town. Everywhere he goes, people and animals flee. If his hideous appearance does not immediately fell them, the smoke belching from his ears and his ``putrid blue flame'' sends even the mighty--includin
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William Steig, Author, William Steig, Illustrator Farrar Straus Giroux $6.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-374-46990-0
Steig presents a humorous, thoughtful exploration of a child's ``own private thoughts and feelings,'' wherein Spinky is convinced that he is unloved by his family and goes into a massive funk. Ages 3-up. (Feb.)
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William Steig, Author, William Steig, Illustrator Farrar Straus Giroux $6.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-374-40927-2
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. (April)
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William Steig, Author, William Steig, Illustrator Di Capua $15 (0p) ISBN 978-0-06-205076-2
This deeply funny picture book immediately joins the ranks of Steig classics. When a harmonica falls from a garbage truck onto Zeke Pippin's trotters, the young pig's life changes completely. At every opportunity he practices his scales (``even out...
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William Steig, Author, William Steig, Illustrator . HarperCollins/Cotler $17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-06-009700-4
With his customary mix of charm and directness, Steig (Which Would You Rather Be?) reflects on his Bronx childhood. For the most part, the author pictures events in his trademark ink-line and watercolor images, but readers will be struck by the...
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William Steig, Author, Harry Bliss, Illustrator , illus. by Harry Bliss. HarperCollins/ Cotler $15.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-06-029653-7
In this wonderfully economical exercise, a shrewd question-and-answer format harmonizes with fine-tuned images. On almost every page, a big gray rabbit faces two children across an upside-down top hat. The rabbit is matter-of-fact, not cute. Voice...
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William Steig, Author, Stanley Tucci, Read by, Meryl Streep, Read by , read by Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci. Audio Renaissance $14.95 (32p) ISBN 978-1-4272-0152-2
Listeners will surely hear the glee dripping from the full-bodied, though never over-the-top, performances by Streep and Tucci, who read three stories apiece. The works of the late, beloved children's author-illustrator are surprisingly...
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William Steig, Author, Teryl Euvremer, Illustrator HarperCollins $13.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-06-205082-3
Steig and Euvremer stage a classic game of hide-and-seek in a book that proves that even the simplest and most familiar of premises can yield original charms. A mother and father (of a furry, long-tailed, indeterminate species) search the house for...
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William Steig, Author, Euvremer Teryl, Illustrator, Teryl Euvremer, Illustrator HarperCollins $14.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-06-205169-1
After playing hide-and-seek in Toby, Where Are You?, the hero now uses his body and props to disguise himself in Toby, What Are You? by William Steig, illus. by Teryl Euvremer. Children can guess along with Toby's mother and father as the fellow
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