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Shrek!

William Steig (2008-09-02)

Subgenre
Age groupChildren 5-8
Content ratingG
Pages32 (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age5
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Content levels

ViolenceNone
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

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Positive tags

AdventureHumorHappy EndingSelf-DiscoveryHeartwarming

Hero archetypes

Fish out of Water

Heroine archetypes

Ugly Duckling

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Fish out of WaterQuestComing of AgeFound Love

Themes

Self-AcceptanceBeauty in UglinessJourney of DiscoveryFinding Your Place

Synopsis

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 stunningly ugly princess on the planet is what you consider ordinary.

Is Shrek! appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 5 and up.

A gentle picture book about an ogre who ventures into the world and finds love. Celebrates unconventional beauty with humor and heart, completely age-appropriate for young readers.

What to know going in

This book has no graphic violence, no sexual content, and clean language.

Who'll love this

Kids will love the silly humor about a 'foul and hideous' ogre who gets to be the hero of his own funny adventure.

Tags

Picture BookFairy TaleHumor