Steig William

In a moment of fright, Sylvester the donkey asks his magic pebble to turn him into a rock but then can not hold the pebble to wish himself back to normal again.

Known for his brilliant cartoons and award-winning children's books, William Steig (1907-2003) leaves a legacy that spans much of the twentieth century. This lavishly illustrated book features over 280 of Steig's drawings, many of them previously unpublished, and examines every aspect of his work, from the "Small Fry" cartoons, his earliest submissions to the New Yorker, and haunting symbolic drawings of the late 1930s and 1940s, to his later, bitingly...

Pete's a pizza: Will Pete cheer up when his father makes him into a pizza? Three cheers for Catherine the Great: The warm story about Sara's feisty Russian grandmother's birthday celebration with "no presents" from everyone. Five creatures: The charming story of a small girl and the family members she lives with as she playfully charts them just the way a child learning to count might do.

Longing for the days when he was a 'real ogre,' Shrek signs a deal with Rumpelstiltskin to get his roar back, but turns his world upside down in the process. Donkey suddenly can't remember his best friend, Fiona is now a tough warrior princess, and Puss in Boots is one fat cat! Together, they have just 24 hours to reverse the contract and restore happily forever after.

Shrek and Princess Fiona are going to meet her parents, who are in for a surprise when they see how much their daughter has changed and that she has married the ogre Shrek. Her father the King now must enlist help to make his dreams come true.

"Amazing Grace. Even though her classmates discourage Grace from trying out for Peter Pan in the school play because she is black and a girl, Grace wins the part and proves that she can be anything she wants to be. Brave Irene. Irene summons up all her courage in the face of a fierce snowstorm when her mother falls ill and Irene must deliver a ball gown to the duchess. Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge. A small boy helps an old friend remember, when...

The dot: Vashti doesn't think she can draw, but her teacher encourages her to "just make a mark and see where it takes you." Amazing Grace: Grace's classmates discourage her from trying out for Peter Pan in the school play because she doesn't look the part. Brave Irene: When Mrs. Bobbins, the dressmaker, gets too sick to deliver her dress on time, her daughter Irene steps in and battles powerful winds and snow to prove that where there is a will,...

Get into the holiday spirit with Shrek, Po, Hiccup, Toothless, Poppy, and many more as they celebrate the most wonderful time of the year.