| Cdb Color Ver Contributor(s): Steig, William (Illustrator), Steig, William (Author) |
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ISBN: 0689831609 ISBN-13: 9780689831607 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Hardcover Published: May 2000 Annotation: Letters and numbers are used to create the sounds of words and simple sentences 4 u 2 figure out with the aid of illustrations by Caldecott Medal-winning artist William Steig. Full color. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Games & Activities - Word Games - Juvenile Nonfiction | Games & Activities - Puzzles - Juvenile Nonfiction | Concepts - Alphabet |
| Dewey: 793.734 |
| LCCN: 99032720 |
| Physical Information: 0.46" H x 9.35" W x 9.33" (0.94 lbs) 48 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: If U R reading this, solving the puzzles N this book should B E-Z 4 U. (And if you can't, Caldecott Medal-winning New Yorker cartoonist William Steig has created a host of pictorial hints just to help you out. |
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.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. |