William steig

Rumaan Alam on the children's-literature author and illustrator William Steig, whose books blend fable and realism to teach young readers about the world.

The New Yorker - Monday, August 14, 2000 - Issue # 3901 - Vol. 76 - N° 23 - Cover “The Fly Swatter” by William Steig

5-24-93

A collection of articles about 01 from The New Yorker, including news, in-depth reporting, commentary, and analysis.

An archive of reporting, profiles, criticism, fiction, and cartoons from The New Yorker’s print magazine.

One of my favorite books of all time is Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig. It was published in 1969, and won the Caldecott Medal in 1970. I was born late in 1969, and I don't remember the first time I was read this book, so my mother must've gotten it pretty early on. I still read it regularly, and it's become my standard favorite children's picture book, up there with Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are and Shel Silverstein's The Giving Tree. Sylvester and the Magic…

Gorky Rises by William Steig 1980 Illustrated by William Steig The story begins with Gorky, a green frog, concocting a magic potion at the kitchen sink. After decanting it into a glass-stoppered b…

A collection of articles about 18 from The New Yorker, including news, in-depth reporting, commentary, and analysis.

Read 8 reviews from the world’s largest community for readers. Tiffky Doofky, garbage collector for the town of Popville, is proud of his calling, and quit…