The Rejected Lovers

by William Steig

No dj. Description; yellow and black illustrated boards in crisscross fashion depicting the same character on his/her knees. Top edge stained yellow, plain endpapers.

Genres: Art, Cartoon

152 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1951

About the author

William Steig was born in New York City in 1907. In a family where every member was involved in the arts, it was not surprising that Steig became an artist.

He published his first children's book, Roland the Minstrel Pig, in 1968, embarking on a new and very different career.

Steig's books reflect his conviction that children want the security of a devoted family and friends. When Sylvester, Farmer Palmer, Abel, Pearl, Gorky, Solomon, and Irene eventually get home, their families are all waiting, and beginning with Amos & Boris, friendship is celebrated in story after story.

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Reviews

[Al McCarty · Rating 5 out of 5]

1951, first edition. Looks like I paid $30 for it, though it lacks a dust jacket.

Steig continues in the vein of The Lonely Ones, though with a different focus. It's looser in art, getting more and more abstract. Also, Literary quotes accompany each piece.

These are sad, deluded characters. I've been many of them.