William Steig drew over 2,600 cartoons and 117 covers for the The New Yorker during his nearly fifty-year career. His children’s books include the Caldecott Medal-winning Sylvester and the Magic Pebble and Shrek!, the basis for the animated film series.

All Hail Rotten Island!“Not since Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are has there been such a glorious nightmare of a book.”—People“Stupendous.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer“As visually exciting a book as has ever been produced for children.”—The Detroit News“What a glorious book! It bubbles, almost boils with color.”—Washington Post Book World“A gorgeously colored picture book, full of monsters, mayhem and a take-it-or-leave-it message . . . about the redeeming power of Nature.”—Newsday

William Steig drew over 2,600 cartoons and 117 covers for the The New Yorker during his nearly fifty-year career. His children’s books include the Caldecott Medal-winning Sylvester and the Magic Pebble and Shrek!, the basis for the animated film series.

All Hail Rotten Island!“Not since Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are has there been such a glorious nightmare of a book.”—People“Stupendous.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer“As visually exciting a book as has ever been produced for children.”—The Detroit News“What a glorious book! It bubbles, almost boils with color.”—Washington Post Book World“A gorgeously colored picture book, full of monsters, mayhem and a take-it-or-leave-it message . . . about the redeeming power of Nature.”—Newsday