Title: Shrek!Author: William Steig
Lauren's Rating: 4 out of 5
Shrek! is a fairy tale story about a hideous ogre and his continuos adventures after his parents set him off into the world. He runs into a witch who tells him to go find an ugly princess. Shrek is overjoyed. Finally, after defeating a dragon and knight, he finds his princess and they live happily ever after together.
After watching the very popular movie series based on this book, I was surprised by some of its details. A lot of the ogre's powers, including the fire-breathing and laser-beam powers, were not included in the movie. This story is similar to all fairy tale stories, in that, the guy finds the girl in the end and they live happily ever after. I liked the simplicity of the illustrations. However, even simple, the story could be determined through the images. The colors that were used for the illustrations were captivating. The vocabulary, number of words, and content are definitely geared towards a child who is an experienced reader. I liked this book and I would recommend it, especially because of the popularity of the movies.
Publisher: D&M Ltd.
Publication date: 1990
ISBN: 0-606-06000-6
this story is also like other fairy tales in that the ogre has special magical powers. i had no idea that there was a book about Shrek before there was a movie!
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