| C D B! Contributor(s): Steig, William (Author), Steig, William (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0671666894 ISBN-13: 9780671666897 Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks OUR PRICE: $6.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1987 Annotation: Wonderfully witty drawings illustrate rebus jokes to entertain the whole family. When you're asked, "R U OK?", you answer, "I M OK. R U?" Black-and-white illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Humor - Jokes & Riddles - Juvenile Nonfiction | Games & Activities - Word Games - Juvenile Nonfiction | Concepts - Alphabet |
| Dewey: 793.73 |
| LCCN: 80012376 |
| Physical Information: 0.21" H x 5.2" W x 7.89" (0.17 lbs) 48 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: N-R-E S N T-S. N-Q = Thank you. S M-T = It's empty. D N S 5 X = The hen has five eggs. It looks like a secret code, but read the letters aloud and solve the puzzle |
Contributor Bio(s): Steig, William: - 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. |