Steig, William

In a moment of fright, Sylvester the donkey asks his magic pebble to turn into a rock but then can not hold the pebble to wish himself back to normal again.

Shrek, a grouchy but otherwise lovable ogre, and his persistent sidekick, Donkey, set out to rescue a feisty princess and win back the deed to his beloved swamp from a scheming nobleman.

When flowers began to bloom on the miserable island the ugly beasts had always had to themselves, the beasts became so enraged they killed one another.

Dozens of limericks about elephants, all based on the children's rhyme: I asked my mother for fifty cents/To see the elephant jump the fence.

Dominic the dog finds many exciting adventures and great danger fighting the Doomsday Gang after he decides to see the world.

Devoted couples declare their love and explain what they mean to each other.

Sylvester the donkey finds a magic pebble that grants his every wish, but in a moment of fright he wishes he were a rock, and then cannot hold the pebble to wish himself back to normal again.

Plucky Irene, a dressmaker's daughter, braves a fierce snowstorm to deliver a new gown to the duchess in time for the ball.

In a moment of fright, Sylvester the donkey asks his magic pebble to turn him into a rock but then can not hold the pebble to wish himself back to normal again.