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The One and Only SHREK! Plus 5 Other Stories

Written by: William Steig
Narrated by: Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci
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Publisher's Summary

To mark the 100th birthday of William Steig and in anticipation of the next blockbuster movie Shrek the Third, Macmillan Audio presents The One and Only Shrek! the must-have collection of Steig classics featuring everyone's favorite ogre, read by Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci.

SHREK! ©1990 William Steig, The Amazing Bone ©1976 William Steig, Brave Irene ©1986 William Steig, Spinky Sulks ©1988 William Steig, Doctor De Soto ©1982 William Steig, Caleb and Kate ©1977 William Steig; Compliation. ©2007 Macmillan Audio. A Macmillan Young Listeners audiobook from Square Fish. (P)2007 Audio Renaissance, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishers, LLC

What the critics say

“Since one of the great pleasures of Steig's books is the language he uses, it's a particular delight to have the recording of The One and Only Shrek! Plus Five Other Stories read by Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci. You can really hear that the brilliance of 'Shrek' lies in the language Steig uses...one of the most delightful moments is when Shrek accosts a peasant, who is busy 'singing and scything,' and Tucci snarls Shrek's greeting: 'You there, varlet, why so blithe?' Shrek then robs the yokel of his lunch: 'Pheasant, peasant? What a pleasant present!'” —Los Angeles Times

“Listeners will surely hear the glee dripping from the full-bodied, though never over-the-top, performances by Streep and Tucci.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“I did, I admit, compare my narrative abilities to those of Tucci and Streep...And yes, they were better. What did you expect? But what great material they had to work with.” —Malcolm Jones, Newsweek

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Amazing stories and storytelling.

We borrowed the CD from the library and I had to get a copy on audible. We've listened to it countless times.

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A family favourite

My kids love listening to this story on the road and I love listening to two of my favourite actors enchant my kids with their animated voices! #Audible1

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