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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... Read Full Overview

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... Read Full Overview

Shrek, a horrid little ogre, goes out into the world to find adventure and along the way encounters a witch, a knight in armor, a dragon, and, finally, a hideous princess, who's even uglier than he is!

One day, Shrek's parents kick himout of the house and tell him towreak havoc on the world. Heasks a witch what his future holds,and she tells him he will marry aprincess even more hideous thanhimself. Children will lovefollowing his search for his bride.

Shrek, a horrid little ogre, goes out into the world to find adventure and along the way encounters a witch, a knight in armor, a dragon, and, finally, a hideous princess, who's even uglier than he is!