William Steig, the prolific illustrator known for writing best-selling children's books, including "Shrek", is dead. His publicist says Steig died of natural causes at his Boston home Friday. He was ...

A pair of wooden puppets, one lean and yellow, the other pink and plump, contemplate existential questions in Yellow & Pink (1984) by William Steig. (""I can't help ...

LOS ANGELES -- DreamWorks has a fantasy movie coming out in May, the only question is -- whose fantasy is it? "Shrek," a big-budget, computer-animated tale, is based on the children's book by William ...

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