The Amazing Bone [Paperback]

CALDECOTT HONOR BOOK

The Amazing Bonetells 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 ofShrek!.

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 robbersanda hungry fox? In the world of William Steig, anything is possible.

The Amazing Bonetells 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 ofShrek!.William Steig(1907-2003) was a cartoonist, illustrator and author of award-winning books for children, includingShrek!, on which the DreamWorks movies are based. Steig was born in New York City. Every member of his family was involved in the arts, and so it was no surprise when he decided to become an artist. He attended City College and the National Academy of Design. In 1930, Steigs work began appearing inThe New Yorker, where his drawings have been a popular fixture ever since. He published his first children's book,Roland the Minstrel Pig, in 1968. In 1970, Steig received the Caldecott Medal forSylvester and the Magic Pebble. His books for children also includeDominic;The Real Thief;The Amazing Bone, a Caldecott Honor Book;Amos & Boris, a National Book Award finalist; andAbel's IslandandDoctor De Soto, both Newbery Honor Books. Steig's books have also received the l)