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Shrek!
Sign in to saveShrek! is a children's picture book published in 1990. Written and illustrated by American book writer and cartoonist William Steig, it is about a repugnant monster who leaves home to see the world and ends up marrying an ugly princess. The book was generally well-received upon publication, with critics praising the illustrations, originality, and writing. Critics have also described Shrek as an antihero and noted the book's themes of satisfaction and self-esteem. The book served as the basis for the DreamWorks Animation film Shrek, which subsequently became a multimedia franchise.
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- Author
- William Steig
- First published
- 1990
- Editions
- 37
- Subjects
- Monsters, Fiction, Children's fiction, Monsters, fiction, Humorous stories, Juvenile fiction, Ugliness, Accelerated reader
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Key facts
- Book.name
- Shrek!
- Book.image
- Shrekcover.jpg
- Book.caption
- First edition cover, designed by William Steig
- Book.author
- William Steig
- Book.illustrator
- William Steig
- Book.cover_artist
- William Steig
- Book.country
- United States
- Book.language
- English
- Book.genre
- Children's literature, fairy tale parody
- Book.publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Book.release_date
- October 17, 1990
- Book.media_type
- Print (paperback and hardcover)
- Book.pages
- 30
- Book.isbn
- 978-0-374-36877-7
- Book.oclc
- 22497777
- Book.congress
- PZ7.S8177 Sh 1990
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Shrek! is a children's picture book published in 1990. Written and illustrated by American book writer and cartoonist William Steig, it is about a repugnant monster who leaves home to see the world and ends up marrying an ugly princess. The book was generally well-received upon publication, with critics praising the illustrations, originality, and writing. Critics have also described Shrek as an antihero and noted the book's themes of satisfaction and self-esteem. The book served as the basis for the DreamWorks Animation film Shrek, which subsequently became a multimedia franchise.
==Publication history== William Steig was a cartoonist at The New Yorker from 1930 to the 1960s. He created over 1,600 cartoons and was dubbed "The King of Cartoons". However, he intensely disliked creating advertisements, and started writing children's books instead at the age of sixty-one. Steig was in his eighties when he wrote Shrek!.