Amos & Boris

Amos & Boris

Summary

Amos the mouse and Boris the whale are friends who have very little in common. Boris rescues Amos, who has set out to sail the seas - but might there be a time when Boris needs rescuing too?

An awardwinning fable and New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year from classic creator, William Steig.

Reviews

  • A masterpiece-certainly of children's literature, but maybe of all literature. It is Steig at his absolute best.
    Rumaan Alam, The New Yorker

About the author

William Steig

William Steig (1907 - 2003) was a prolific American cartoonist, sculptor and, later in life, an author of popular children's literature. Most noted for the books Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, Abel's Island and Doctor De Soto, he also created the character Shrek, who inspired the popular movie series.
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