Author & Illustrator Profile
William Steig
2 Books
William Steig was an American cartoonist, illustrator, and award-winning author of children's literature. Originally renowned for his prolific work as a cartoonist for The New Yorker, he later pivoted to creating beloved children's books like the Caldecott Medal-winning "Sylvester and the Magic Pebble." His imaginative and often whimsical tales, including "The Amazing Bone" and "Shrek!," have charmed generations of readers.
Books in "Doctor De Soto"
Pack your bags and grab your toothbrush for an enormous medical emergency. Doctor De Soto is a brilliant mouse dentist who is famous for helping animals of all sizes. But he receives the most important call of his career when he is summoned all the way to the wild continent of Africa. An elephant named Mudambo has a terrible toothache, and he needs the best dentist in the world to fix it.
Traveling across the ocean is a massive journey for such a tiny mouse, but the real challenge begins when he meets his giant new patient. Figuring out how to safely examine and treat a tooth that is bigger than he is requires a lot of clever engineering and bravery. Follow the good doctor on his biggest adventure yet, and find out if a little mouse has what it takes to cure an elephant-sized problem.
6-8 Years
36 Pages
Open wide and say ahh. Doctor De Soto is a mouse who just happens to be a fantastic dentist. He and his wife run a very successful clinic treating animals of all shapes and sizes. He uses clever ladders and pulleys to work on large patients, making sure no one ever feels an ounce of pain. The only rule is that he absolutely refuses to treat dangerous animals that like to eat mice.
But one afternoon, a miserable fox with a swollen jaw begs for their help. The kindhearted dentist simply cannot stand to see anyone in such terrible pain, so he agrees to pull the rotting tooth. The tricky part is figuring out how to survive the appointment once the fox gets his appetite back. Step inside the clinic to see how this brilliant little mouse uses his brain to outsmart a hungry predator.
6-8 Years
32 Pages
