The Amazing Bone (Paperback)
The Amazing Bone tells the story of Pearl, a pig, who forms a friendship with a talking bone in this timeless picture book by William Steig, the Caldecott and Newbery Medal-winning creator of Shrek!
It's a bright and beautiful spring day, and Pearl, a pig, is dawdling on her way home from school. Most unexpectedly, she strikes up an acquaintance with a small bone. Pearl and the bone immediately take a liking to each other, and before you know it she is on her way home with the bone in her purse, left open so they can continue their conversation.
But the trip home turns out to be surprisingly treacherous. Can a pig and a talking bone outwit a band of robbers and a hungry fox? In the world of William Steig, anything is possible.
Author:
William Steig
Illustrator:
William Steig
Language:
English
Print Length:
32 Pages
ISBN:
0374302480
Item Weight:
.32 lbs
Dimensions:
0.08" 10.6" x 8.58"
About the Author:
William Steig (1907 - 2003) published his first children's book, Roland and the Minstrel Pig, in 1968, and received the Caldecott Medal for Sylvester and the Magic Pebble in 1970. His works also include The Amazing Bone, a Caldecott Honor Book, and Abel's Island and Doctor De Soto, both Newbery Honor Books. His most recent books published by Farrar, Straus, and Giroux are Shrek! (released by DreamWorks as a major motion picture) and Wizzil, illustrated by Quentin Blake. School Library Journal named Shrek! a Best Book of 1990 and said of it, "Steig's inimitable wit and artistic dash have never been sharper or more expertly blended."
Editorial Reviews:
A Caldecott Honor Book
A Bost Globe-Horn Book Awards Honor Book for Picture Books
A New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of the Year and Outstanding Book of the Year
"Pearl (a piglet) discovers a talking bone, which had fallen out of a witch's basket . . . This is a tight mesh of witty storytelling and art, bound to please any audience." - Booklist
"Steig's inspired language is a miraculous match for his pictures, lovely as well as funny." - Publishers Weekly
"Another Steig tour de force." - School Library Journal
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