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The amazing bone

The amazing bone

by William Steig, William Steig

Children's storiesFictionPigsJuvenile fictionSwine
3.5
Open Library
Open Library

About this book

On her way home from school, Pearl finds an unusual bone that has unexpected powers.

Themes & subjects

Children's storiesFictionPigsJuvenile fictionSwinePigs, fiction

About the author

William Steig
William Steig

14 November 1907 – 3 October 2003

William Steig /ˈstaɪɡ/ (November 14, 1907 – October 3, 2003) was an American cartoonist, illustrator and writer of children's books, best known for the picture book Shrek!, which inspired the film series of the same name, as well as others that included Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, Abel's Island, and Doctor De Soto. He was the U.S. nominee for both of the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Awards, as a children's book illustrator in 1982 and a writer in 1988.

Authors

William Steig, William Steig

Pages

32

Read time

≈ 1h

Editions

22

Languages

English, Chinese, Japanese

Publisher

Farrar, Straus, Giroux

ISBN

9780784819739

Where to buy

TR
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