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Shrek!

By: William Steig
Narrated by: Stanley Tucci
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This audio edition includes narration by Stanley Tucci.

Before Shrek made it big on the silver screen, there was William Steig's SHREK!, a book about an ordinary ogre who leaves his swampy childhood home to go out and see the world.

Ordinary, that is, if a foul and hideous being who ends up marrying the most stunningly ugly princess on the planet is what you consider ordinary.

©1990 William Steig; (P)2007 Macmillan Audio Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths Fantasy Fiction Humorous Fiction Literature & Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy

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Critic reviews

<p>“Sure to enchant any child lucky enough to read it . . . Such an ingratiating, cheery book that no one will be able to resist it.” —<i>The Washington Post Book World</i><br><br>“Steig's epigrammatic genius is given full rein in this engrossing and satisfying tale.” —<i>Publishers Weekly</i><br><br>“An original--and comical--reexamination of the reverse world of monsterdom.” —<i>Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review</i><br><br>“Steig's inimitable wit and artistic dash have never been sharper or more expertly blended.” —<i>School Library Journal</i></p>
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