Brave Irene

Brief Description: Plucky Irene, a dressmaker's daughter, braves a fierce snowstorm to deliver a new gown to the duchess in time for the ball. Review Quotes: ""Despite a raging snowstorm, Irene, a dress, maker's daughter, offers to deliver the duchess's newly finished ball gown... With sure writing and well-composed, riveting art, Steig keeps readers with Irene every step of the long way."Review Quotes: "Despite a raging snowstorm, Irene, a dressmaker's daughter, offers to deliver the duchess's newly finished ball gown. . . . With sure writing and well-composed, riveting art, Steig keeps readers with Irene every step of the long way."--"Booklist", Starred Review "One of Steig's simplest stories [and] one of his best, a tale that has the force of a legend."--"The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books" "William Steig's "Brave Irene" has the timeless quality of a classic fairy tale."--"Publishers Weekly"Publisher Marketing: "Brave Irene" is Irene Bobbin, the dressmaker's daughter. Her mother, Mrs. Bobbin, isn't feeling so well and can't possibly deliver the beautiful ball gown she's made for the duchess to wear that very evening. So plucky Irene volunteers to get the gown to the palace on time, in spite of the fierce snowstorm that's brewing-- quite an errand for a little girl. But where there's a will, there's a way, as Irene proves in the danger-fraught adventure that follows. She must defy the wiles of the wicked wind, her most formidable opponent, and overcome many obstacles before she completes her mission. Surely, this winning heroine will inspire every child to cheer her on."Brave Irene" is a 1986 New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Book of the Year. Review Citations:

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/1991 pg. 716 (EAN 9780374409272, Paperback)

Wilson Children's Catalog 96 01/01/1996 pg. 743 (EAN 9780374409272, Paperback)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2001 pg. 703 (EAN 9780374409272, Paperback)

Publishers Weekly 04/08/1988 (EAN 9780374409272, Paperback)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2006 pg. 1015 (EAN 9780374409272, Paperback)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 1542 (EAN 9780374409272, Paperback)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/1991 pg. 716 (EAN 9780374309473, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 96 01/01/1996 pg. 743 (EAN 9780374309473, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2001 pg. 703 (EAN 9780374309473, Hardcover)

School Library Journal 12/01/1986 (EAN 9780374309473, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2006 pg. 1015 (EAN 9780374309473, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 1542 (EAN 9780374309473, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/1991 pg. 716 (EAN 9780606041362, Prebound-Other)

Wilson Children's Catalog 96 01/01/1996 pg. 743 (EAN 9780606041362, Prebound-Other)

Contributor Bio:  Steig, William William Steig (1907-2003) was a cartoonist, illustrator and author of award-winning books for children, including "Shrek!", on which the DreamWorks movies are based. Steig was born in New York City. Every member of his family was involved in the arts, and so it was no surprise when he decided to become an artist. He attended City College and the National Academy of Design. In 1930, Steig's work began appearing in "The New Yorker", where his drawings have been a popular fixture ever since. He published his first children's book, "Roland the Minstrel Pig", in 1968. In 1970, Steig received the Caldecott Medal for "Sylvester and the Magic Pebble". His books for children also include "Dominic"; "The Real Thief"; "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's books have also received the Christopher Award, the Irma Simonton Black Award, the William Allen White Children's Book Award, and the American Book Award. His European awards include the Premio di Letteratura per l'infanzia (Italy), the Silver Pencil Award (the Netherlands), and the Prix de la Fondation de France. On the basis of his entire body of work, Steig was selected as the 1982 U. S. candidate for the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for Illustration and subsequently as the 1988 U. S. candidate for Writing. Steig also published thirteen collections of drawings for adults, beginning with "About People" in 1939, and including "The Lonely Ones", "Male/Female", "The Agony in the Kindergarten", and "Our Miserable Life". He died in Boston at the age of 95.