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Divine comedies a gift from Zeus and the Old Testament made easy

"There's cheeky, cheekier, and cheekiest--here are the two cheekiest of Jeanne and William Steig's poetry collections, together for the first time ever, in Divine Comedies"--Page 2 of cover.

Main Author: Steig, Jeanne.
Other Authors: Steig, William, 1907-2003 (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2016.
Edition: Atheneum books for Young Readers edition.
Subjects:
Bible. > Old Testament > History of Biblical events > Young adult poetry.
Humorous poetry, American > Young adult poetry.
Mythology, Greek > Young adult poetry.
Poetry > Young adult.
Summary: "There's cheeky, cheekier, and cheekiest--here are the two cheekiest of Jeanne and William Steig's poetry collections, together for the first time ever, in Divine Comedies"--Page 2 of cover.
Item Description: "A Caitlyn Dlouhy Book."
Physical Description: 194 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
ISBN: 9781481439572
148143957X
Author Notes: Jeanne Steig is the author of several books for children including, most notably, Consider the Lemming , The Old Testament Made Easy , Alpha Beta Chowder , A Handful of Beans , and A Gift from Zeus ; all of which were illustrated by her late husband and award-winning author/illustrator, William Steig. She lives in Boston, Massachusetts.

William Steig (1907-2003) was a cartoonist, illustrator, and author of award-winning books for children. Most notably Sylvester and the Magic Pebble , for which he received the Caldecott Medal; The Amazing Bone , a Caldecott Honor book; Amos & Boris , a National Book Award Finalist; and Abel's Island and Doctor De Soto , both Newbery Honor books. Steig is also the creator of Shrek! which inspired the Dreamworks films. Steig also received the Christopher Award, the Irma Simonton Black Award, the William Allen White Children's Book Award, the America Book Award, and Society of Illustrators Lifetime Achievement Award. He was also the US nominee for both of the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Awards as an illustrator in 1982, and then as an author in 1988. He is survived by his wife, Jeanne Steig, and four children.

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