William Steig

William Steig

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The Toy Brother was the most recently released book by William Steig, on May 3rd, 2016.

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William Steig Stats: The highest rated book by William Steig on Book Notification is Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, a Children's Book novel. The second-highest rated book is Abel's Island, a Children's Book novel.

The most read book by William Steig on Book Notification is Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, a Children's Book novel. The second most read book is Abel's Island, a Children's Book novel.

Below is a complete list of William Steig books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by William Steig is the Children's Books.

List of Doctor De Soto Books in Publication Order

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

List of Children's Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Small Fry
1944
2
Persistent Faces
1945
3
The Agony in the Kindergarten
1950
4
Roland the Minstrel Pig
1968
5
C D B!
1968
6
8
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
1969
7
Rotten Island / The Bad Island
1969
8
The Bad Speller
1970
9
Amos & Boris
1971
10
Dominic
1972
11
The Real Thief
1973
12
Farmer Palmer's Wagon Ride
1974
13
8
Abel's Island
1976
14
The Amazing Bone
1976
15
Caleb and Kate
1977
16
Gorky Rises
1980
17
Tiffky Doofky
1982
18
Yellow & Pink
1984
19
CDC?
1984
20
Solomon the Rusty Nail
1985
21
Spinky Sulks
1988
22
Shrek!
1990
23
Zeke Pippin
1994
24
Grown-Ups Get to Do All the Driving
1995
25
Toby, Where Are You? (With: Teryl Euvremer)
Toby, Where Are You? (With: Teryl Euvremer)
1997
26
Pete's a Pizza
1998
27
Wizzil (With: Quentin Blake)
Wizzil (With: Quentin Blake)
2000
28
Which Would You Rather Be? (With: Harry Bliss)
Which Would You Rather Be? (With: Harry Bliss)
2002
29
Potch & Polly (With: Jon Agee)
Potch & Polly (With: Jon Agee)
2002
30
The One and Only Shrek!
2007

List of Comics & Graphic Novels in Publication Order (with Lillian Ross)

List of Humor & Satire in Publication Order

List of Picture Books in Publication Order (with Stanley Tucci)

List of Poetry in Publication Order (with Jeanne Steig)

List of Illustrated By William Steig in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (With: Eric Hodgins)
1946
2
Listen, Little Man! (With: Ralph Manheim, Wilhelm Reich)
Listen, Little Man! (With: Ralph Manheim, Wilhelm Reich)
1946
3
The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody (With: Will Cuppy)
1950
4
Poker for Fun and Profit (With: Irwin Steig)
Poker for Fun and Profit (With: Irwin Steig)
1959
5
Giggle Box Funny Stories for Boys and Girls (With: Phyllis R. Fenner)
1962
6
Common Sense In Poker (With: Irwin Steig)
Common Sense In Poker (With: Irwin Steig)
1963
7
Consider the Lemming (With: Jeanne Steig)
Consider the Lemming (With: Jeanne Steig)
1988
8
Alpha Beta Chowder (With: Jeanne Steig)
Alpha Beta Chowder (With: Jeanne Steig)
1992
9
A Handful of Beans (With: Jeanne Steig)
A Handful of Beans (With: Jeanne Steig)
1998
10
The Flying Latke (With: Arthur Yorinks)
1999
11
A Gift from Zeus (With: Jeanne Steig)
A Gift from Zeus (With: Jeanne Steig)
2001

List of Rise and Shine Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
The Happy Day (By: Marc Simont, Ruth Krauss)
The Happy Day (By: Marc Simont, Ruth Krauss)
1949
2
A Tree Is Nice (By: Marc Simont, Janice May Udry)
A Tree Is Nice (By: Marc Simont, Janice May Udry)
1956
3
Music, Music for Everyone (By: Vera B. Williams)
Music, Music for Everyone (By: Vera B. Williams)
1984
4
My Little Island (By: Frané Lessac)
My Little Island (By: Frané Lessac)
1985
5
The Story Of The Statue Of Liberty (By: Giulio Maestro, Betsy Maestro)
The Story Of The Statue Of Liberty (By: Giulio Maestro, Betsy Maestro)
1989
6
At the Crossroads (By: Rachel Isadora)
At the Crossroads (By: Rachel Isadora)
1991
7
Sail Away (By: Donald Crews)
1995
8
The Sun (By: Bill Slavin, Paulette Bourgeois)
The Sun (By: Bill Slavin, Paulette Bourgeois)
1995
9
Moving Day (By: Yossi Abolafia, Robert Kalan)
Moving Day (By: Yossi Abolafia, Robert Kalan)
1996
10
My Map Book (By: Sara Fanelli)
My Map Book (By: Sara Fanelli)
2001
11
When Everybody Wore a Hat
2003
12
A Mama for Owen (By: Marion Dane Bauer)
2007
13
Tortillas and Lullabies/Tortillas Y Cancioncitas (By: Lynn Reiser)
2009
14
The Carrot Seed (By: Ruth Krauss)
The Carrot Seed (By: Ruth Krauss)
2020
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List of Trophy Picture Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
The Story of Easter (By: Chris Rothero, Andrew Langley)
The Story of Easter (By: Chris Rothero, Andrew Langley)
0
2
Show & Tell Day (By: Anne Rockwell, Lizzy Rockwell)
Show & Tell Day (By: Anne Rockwell, Lizzy Rockwell)
0
3
The Story Of Valentine's Day (By: Clyde Robert Bulla)
1965
4
The Folks in the Valley (By: Stefano Vitale, Jim Aylesworth)
The Folks in the Valley (By: Stefano Vitale, Jim Aylesworth)
1970
5
What You Know First (By: Patricia MacLachlan)
1970
6
How Little Porcupine Played Christmas (By: Felicia Bond, Joseph Slate)
How Little Porcupine Played Christmas (By: Felicia Bond, Joseph Slate)
1982
7
The Gunnywolf (By: A. Delaney)
The Gunnywolf (By: A. Delaney)
1988
8
Cats Sleep Anywhere (By: Eleanor Farjeon)
Cats Sleep Anywhere (By: Eleanor Farjeon)
1989
9
Good Books, Good Times! (By: Lee Bennett Hopkins)
1990
10
Sierra (By: Diane Siebert)
Sierra (By: Diane Siebert)
1991
11
Doctor De Soto Goes to Africa
1992
12
Sing to the Sun (By: Ashley Bryan)
Sing to the Sun (By: Ashley Bryan)
1992
13
Radio Man/Don Radio (By: Arthur Dorros)
Radio Man/Don Radio (By: Arthur Dorros)
1993
14
The Korean Cinderella (By: Ruth Heller, Shirley Climo)
The Korean Cinderella (By: Ruth Heller, Shirley Climo)
1993
15
My Visit to the Aquarium (By: Aliki)
1993
16
Brown Honey in Broomwheat Tea (By: Floyd Cooper, Joyce Carol Thomas)
Brown Honey in Broomwheat Tea (By: Floyd Cooper, Joyce Carol Thomas)
1993
17
The Gods and Goddesses of Olympus (By: Aliki)
1994
18
Good Rhymes, Good Times (By: Lee Bennett Hopkins)
1995
19
The Story of Christmas (By: Barbara Cooney, Loretta Krupinski)
The Story of Christmas (By: Barbara Cooney, Loretta Krupinski)
1995
20
Buz (By: Richard Egielski)
Buz (By: Richard Egielski)
1995
21
Just My Dad and Me (By: Jeffrey Greene, Leah Komaiko)
Just My Dad and Me (By: Jeffrey Greene, Leah Komaiko)
1995
22
Now I Will Never Leave the Dinner Table (By: Patricia Marx, Jane Read Martin)
1996
23
Wild and Woolly Mammoths (By: Aliki)
1996
24
Market Day (By: Eve Bunting)
1996
25
Going Home (By: Eve Bunting)
1996
26
The Story of Kwanzaa (By: Donna L. Washington)
The Story of Kwanzaa (By: Donna L. Washington)
1996
27
The Story of Passover (By: Erika Weihs, Norma Simon)
The Story of Passover (By: Erika Weihs, Norma Simon)
1997
28
For the Love of the Game (By: Jan Spivey Gilchrist, Eloise Greenfield)
For the Love of the Game (By: Jan Spivey Gilchrist, Eloise Greenfield)
1997
29
Detective Donut and the Wild Goose Chase (By: Bruce Whatley, Rosie Smith)
Detective Donut and the Wild Goose Chase (By: Bruce Whatley, Rosie Smith)
1997
30
Moonstick (By: Eve Bunting)
1997
31
Inch by Inch (By: Ora Eitan, David Mallett)
Inch by Inch (By: Ora Eitan, David Mallett)
1997
32
I Have Heard of a Land (By: Floyd Cooper, Joyce Carol Thomas)
I Have Heard of a Land (By: Floyd Cooper, Joyce Carol Thomas)
1998
33
Muscles (By: Seymour Simon)
Muscles (By: Seymour Simon)
1998
34
William Shakespeare And The Globe (By: Aliki)
1999
35
The Story of Valentine's Day (By: Clyde Robert Bulla, Susan Estelle Kwas)
1999
36
Grandpa's Teeth (By: Rod Clement)
Grandpa's Teeth (By: Rod Clement)
1999
37
My Visit To The Zoo (By: Aliki)
1999
38
Thanksgiving Day (By: Anne Rockwell, Lizzy Rockwell)
Thanksgiving Day (By: Anne Rockwell, Lizzy Rockwell)
1999
39
The Irish Cinderlad (By: Loretta Krupinski, Shirley Climo)
The Irish Cinderlad (By: Loretta Krupinski, Shirley Climo)
2000
40
Art Dog (By: Thacher Hurd)
Art Dog (By: Thacher Hurd)
2004
41
The Toy Brother
2016
42
The Seashore Book (By: Wendell Minor, Charlotte Zolotow)
The Seashore Book (By: Wendell Minor, Charlotte Zolotow)
2017
43
You're Just What I Need (By: Julia Noonan, Ruth Krauss)
You're Just What I Need (By: Julia Noonan, Ruth Krauss)
2019
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William Steig: Biography

William Steig is the author of the Children's Books series which currently consists of 30 novels. The Children's Books series started in 1944 with the novel Small Fry. The most recently released novel in the Children's Books series was The One and Only Shrek! which was released in 2007. There are no upcoming novels for the Children's Books series.

William Steig has also written the Illustrated By William Steig series which has 11 books including Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House and Listen, Little Man!.

William Steig: Awards & Accolades

Steig's books have won multiple awards, Abel's Island won the John Newbery Medal Awards, Newbery Honor, in 1977. Doctor De Soto won the John Newbery Medal Awards, Newbery Honor, in 1983 as well as the National Book Awards - Children's Picture Books - Hardcover in 1983.

William Steig books have also been nominated for multiple awards, Sylvester and the Magic Pebble was nominated for the National Book Awards, Children's Literature, in 1970. Amos & Boris was nominated for the National Book Awards, Children's Literature, in 1972. Dominic was nominated for the National Book Awards, Children's Literature, in 1973. Caleb and Kate was nominated for the National Book Awards, Children's Literature, in 1978.

Related Authors

The most common authors followed by users who also follow William Steig are:

  1. J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter Series.
  2. James Patterson, author of the Alex Cross Series.
  3. C.S. Lewis, author of The Chronicles Of Narnia Series.
  4. Ursula K. Le Guin, author of the Earthsea Cycle Series.
  5. Neil Gaiman, author of the American Gods Series.

William Steig: F.A.Q

What book awards has William Steig won?

Abel's Island: John Newbery Medal Awards Newbery Honor (1977).
Doctor De Soto: John Newbery Medal Awards Newbery Honor (1983), National Book Awards Children's Picture Books - Hardcover (1983).

What was the first book William Steig wrote?

The first novel written by William Steig was Man About Town, published in 1932.

What was the most recent book William Steig wrote?

Their most recently released work was The Toy Brother on May 3rd, 2016.

Will there be any more books by William Steig?

William Steig does not have any upcoming novels with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.

How many books has William Steig written?

William Steig has written 68 books across 11 series.
  • 2 books in the Doctor De Soto Series
  • 9 Standalone Novels
  • 6 Non-Fiction Books
  • 30 Children's Books
  • 1 Comics & Graphic Novels
  • 3 Humor & Satire
  • 2 Picture Books
  • 1 Poetry
  • 11 Illustrated By William Steig
  • 1 book in the Rise and Shine Series
  • 2 books in the Trophy Picture Books Series

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