Any snake dumb enough to bite him instantly got convulsions and died. With just a look, he cowed the reptiles in the swamp. By the time he toddled, Shrek could spit flame a full ninety-nine yards and vent smoke from either ear. His mother was ugly and his father was ugly, but Shrek was uglier than the two of them put together. Shrek! was published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. The name "Shrek" is the romanization of the Yiddish word שרעק ( shrek), or שרעקלעך ( shreklekh), related to the German Schreck and meaning "fear" or "fright". They were compared to his cartoons that had been published in The New Yorker. Steig's artwork in his children's books was noted for "rich" use of colors and were made using watercolor painting and ink. The books also commonly included themes such as separation and transformation. His books became known for “graphically repeated themes of stark separation and warm reunion” between parents and their children while maintaining the "wit" that was characteristic of his cartoons. Steig was in his eighties when he wrote the book. However, he intensely disliked creating advertisements, and started writing children's books instead at the age of sixty-one. He created over 1,600 cartoons and was dubbed "The King of Cartoons". William Steig was a cartoonist at The New Yorker from 1930 to the 1960s. The book served as the basis for the first Shrek film (2001) and the popular Shrek film series starring Mike Myers over a decade after its publication. Critics have also described Shrek as an antihero and noted the book's themes of satisfaction and self-esteem. The book was generally well received upon publication, with critics praising the illustrations, originality, and writing. Shrek! is a fantasy comedy picture book published in 1990 by American book writer and cartoonist William Steig, about a repugnant green monster who leaves home to see the world and ends up marrying an ugly princess.
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