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William Steig (/ ˈ s t iː ɡ /; 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.
Apr 26, 2024 · William Steig (born November 14, 1907, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.—died October 3, 2003, Boston, Massachusetts) was an author, illustrator, and cartoonist who developed a national reputation in the latter half of the 20th century for his thought-provoking, doodle-style cartoons.
Born in Brooklyn on November 14, 1907, William Steig (1907-2003) was the son of Eastern European Jewish immigrants from Lvov in what is now Ukraine―a family of artists who nurtured his creative gifts from an early age.
Called the "King of Cartoons" by Newsweek, William Steig has carved out dual careers as both a highly respected and entertaining cartoonist and an award-winning, best-selling author of children's picture books and novels.
Known as the “King of Cartoons,” William Steig created over 1,000 illustrations for The New Yorker. He was awarded the Caldecott Medal for Sylvester and the Magic Pebble in 1970, just two years after publishing his first picture book at the age of 61. Sylvester, Shrek, and Doctor De Soto.
Oct 5, 2003 · Oct. 5, 2003. William Steig, whose insouciant cartoons of street-tough kids and squiggly drawings of satyrs, damsels, dogs and drunks delighted and challenged readers of...
Oct 12, 2003 · William Steig, a contributor to this magazine since 1930, died the other day at the age of ninety-five, but contrived to leave a lasting impression of himself as a boy bursting with ideas...
Mar 3, 2008 · William Steig, the New Yorker cartoonist and illustrator, had an astonishing career writing children’s books.
Jun 3, 2019 · Steig’s best books are not about monsters, but they contain the monstrous: the reality that adults understand we live in, the one we don’t want our children to know about.
William Steig (; 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.
