Doctor De Soto

Doctor De Soto
Front cover of unknown edition, designed by William Steig
AuthorWilliam Steig
IllustratorWilliam Steig
LanguageEnglish
Genrechildren's literature
PublisherFarrar, Straus and Giroux/Macmillian Publishers
Publication date
1982
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint
Pages32 pp
ISBN0-374-41810-1

Doctor De Soto is a picture book for children written and illustrated by William Steig and first published in 1982. It features a mouse dentist who must help a fox with a toothache without being eaten.

Steig and his book won the 1983 National Book Award for Children's Books in category Picture Books, Hardcover, as did Barbara Cooney for Miss Rumphius.[1][a]

Doctor De Soto was also recognized as a Newbery Honor Book. At 32 pages, it is one of the shortest to be honored in that awards program.


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