William Steig

Sylvester and the Magic Pebble

Illustrator: Steig, William

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Produktbeschreibung

Steig's fable about a young donkey named Sylvester who accidentally turns himself into a rock has been a read-aloud favorite for 35 years. The author's original watercolor illustrations have been meticulously restored. Full color.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
• Seitenzahl: 42
• Altersempfehlung: 4 bis 8 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 281mm x 218mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 367g
• ISBN-13: 9781416902065
• ISBN-10: 1416902066
• Artikelnr.: 21405148

Autorenporträt

William Steig (1907–2003) was a cartoonist, illustrator, and author of award-winning books for children. Most notably Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, for which he received the Caldecott Medal; The Amazing Bone, a Caldecott Honor book; Amos & Boris, a National Book Award Finalist; and Abel’s Island and Doctor De Soto, both Newbery Honor books. Steig is also the creator of Shrek! which inspired the Dreamworks films. Steig also received the Christopher Award, the Irma Simonton Black Award, the William Allen White Children’s Book Award, the America Book Award, and Society of Illustrators Lifetime Achievement Award. He was also the US nominee for both of the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Awards as an illustrator in 1982, and then as an author in 1988. He is survived by his wife, Jeanne Steig, and four children.