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Narrated by:
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Stanley Tucci
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By:
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William Steig
About this listen
Long-listed, School Library Best Books of the Year
Long-listed, Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year
This audio edition includes narration by Stanley Tucci.
Before Shrek made it big on the silver screen, there was William Steig's SHREK!, a book about an ordinary ogre who leaves his swampy childhood home to go out and see the world.
Ordinary, that is, if a foul and hideous being who ends up marrying the most stunningly ugly princess on the planet is what you consider ordinary.
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Critic reviews
"Steig's epigrammatic genius is given full rein in this engrossing and satisfying tale. The implicit promise (or threat) of a sequel—perhaps detailing the exploits of the pair's offspring—is indeed delicious to contemplate." (Publishers Weekly)
"The fast-forward movement of the story and the inventive, challenging language, full of surprises, make this especially fun to read aloud." (School Library Journal)
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- david gray
- 12-26-22
Classic
I don't think the other reviewers realize that the movie was based on this book lol. a great children's book.
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- Nashvillesongbird
- 07-03-23
Cute book
This very short story, is as cute as Shrek is “repulsive” and it’s poetic language makes it a fun read.
It’s clearly a template for the many Shrek movies and I am awed by the creativity the movie’s screen play writers displayed in development of the book into the Shrek movie.
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- Jen
- 10-18-23
Funny!
My boys loved this book. It’s the story the movie was based on. My kids thought it was hilarious.
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- WickedIrish
- 07-14-22
Not what was expected
This book was about five minutes long and nothing like the actual Shrek series. We are requesting a refund.
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- Makinley
- 01-21-22
your mother
as a shrek fanatic for 20 years around, this seemed too cringe
it's sus af and inappropriate
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