William Steig

Author Of The Book 'Shrek'

WILLIAM STEIG. Named the “King of Cartoons” by Newsweek, William Steig remainsThe New Yorker’s longest-running contributor, with more than 1,600 drawings and 117 covers to his name. He began writing and illustrating books for children at the age of 60. His work Sylvester and the Magic Pebble earned him the Caldecott Medal, the highest honor bestowed on children’s picture books, but it was the 1990 fairy tale Shrek! that ultimately brought him his largest audience by inspiring one of the most successful film franchises in motion picture history.

William Steig wrote and illustrated children’s books up until the last year of his life and died in 2003 at the age of 95.