William Steig (1907–2003)
Auteur de Sylvestre et le caillou magique
A propos de l'auteur
William Steig was born in Brooklyn, New York, on November 14, 1907, and spent his childhood in the Bronx. Steig found an outlet for his talent by creating cartoons for the high school newspaper. After high school graduation, Steig spent two years at City College, three years at the National afficher plus Academy, and five days at the Yale School of Fine Arts before dropping out. During his early days as a free-lance artist, he supplemented his income with work in advertising, although he intensely disliked it. He illustrated for the The New Yorker, beginning in 1930. During the 1940s, Steig's creativity found a more agreeable outlet when he began carving figurines in wood; his sculptures are on display as part of the collection in the historic home of Franklin D. Roosevelt in Hyde Park, New York, and in several museums in New England. In 1967, Bob Kraus, a fellow cartoonist at The New Yorker, was in the process of organizing Windmill Books, an imprint for Harper & Row. Kraus suggested that Steig try writing and illustrating a book for a young audience. The result was Steig's letter-puzzle book entitled C D B!, published in 1968. Roland the Minstrel Pig, was published the same year. With his very next title, Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, he won the Caldecott Medal. The Amazing Bone was also a Caldecott Honor Book.In 1972, Steig published his first children's novel, Dominic, which won the Christopher Award. Abel's Island followed and was a Newberry Honor Book. William Steig died in October 3, 2003 in Boston Massachusettes. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
Séries
Œuvres de William Steig
William Steig Collection (Doctor De Soto Goes to Africa, Pete's a Pizza, Amos & Boris, Brave Irene, Gorky Rises,… 1 exemplaire
Shrek et autres histoires fabuleuses (Le Trésor de l'Heure des histoires) (French Edition) (2017) 1 exemplaire
Bauer Schlauer fährt zur Stadt 1 exemplaire
dokter DeSoto 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
The 20th-Century Children's Book Treasury: Picture Books and Stories to Read Aloud (1998) — Auteur — 1,573 exemplaires
Grandeur et décadence d'un peu tout le monde (1950) — Illustrateur, quelques éditions — 1,046 exemplaires
A Handful of Beans: Six Fairy Tales Retold by Jeanne Steig with Illustrations by Wiliam Steig (1998) — Illustrateur — 146 exemplaires
Divine Comedies: A Gift from Zeus and The Old Testament Made Easy (2016) — Illustrateur — 9 exemplaires
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1907-11-14
- Date de décès
- 2003-10-03
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Lieu du décès
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Lieux de résidence
- Bronx, New York, USA
Connecticut, USA - Études
- City College of New York
National School of Design - Professions
- cartoonist
sculptor - Relations
- Steig, Jeanne (wife)
- Prix et distinctions
- Society of Illustrators Lifetime Achievement Award (Posthumous ∙ 2008)
Caldecott Medal 1970
Membres
Discussions
Kids book, 70s? à Name that Book (Septembre 2013)
Children's book about shapeshifting bunny à Name that Book (Novembre 2012)
Critiques
Listes
1960s (1)
Children's Humor (1)
4th Grade Books (1)
Sonlight Books (2)
Reading Rainbow (2)
Princess Tales (1)
Winter Books (1)
Newbery Adjacent (1)
Prix et récompenses
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 68
- Aussi par
- 17
- Membres
- 25,571
- Popularité
- #817
- Évaluation
- 4.0
- Critiques
- 625
- ISBN
- 786
- Langues
- 17
- Favoris
- 21
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