One and Only Shrek!: Plus 5 Other Stories Book

1983 Newbery Honor Book (for Doctor De Soto)

This is a collection of some of Steig's most popular books.

Shrek!
This is the picture book that the movie was loosely based upon. Some of the characters are there like the donkey and the dragon and, of course, an ugly princess, but the movie definitely expanded upon the book in completely different ways.

The Amazing Bone
Pearl the pig finds a bone that talks and they go on an adventure together.

Brave Irene
Irene goes out into a snowstorm to deliver a dress to the duchess.

Spinky Sulks
Spinky wants to have nothing to do with the human race after his family upsets him. This was the one book I really didn't like.

Doctor De Soto
Dr. De Soto is a mouse dentist who normally doesn't work on animals that would eat him but makes an exception for a sore fox. But then he gets the idea that the fox really wants to eat him.

Caleb & Kate
Caleb and Kate are married but Caleb is turned into a dog by a witch after they fight one day and returns home as Kate's faithful dog since he can't tell her what happened.